In the vignette called, "A Rice Sandwich," Esperanza wants her mom to make her a lunch for school because _____.

She wants to eat at school canteen instead of coming home

She's tired of making her own lunch

Her mom keeps forgetting to maker her lunch

The food at school makes her sick

What is the MOST significant inference in the following quotation: Is a good girl, my friend, studies all night and sees the mice, the ones her father says do not exist. Is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers.

Since Alicia's mother died, her father started doing bad things to her.

Alicia is crazy and sees imaginary mice.

It is great that Alicia has a friend like Esperanza.

It is great to have imaginary visions of things to keep you company.

In the vignette "Hips" there is the following line which includes figurative language "Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition." What two things are being compared?

A new car and a young woman's hips.

A driver's license and a morning stroll.

In the following quotation, identify the figurative language: "They bloom like roses, I continue because it's obvious I'm the only one who can speak with any authority, I have science on my side."

I'm the only one who can speak with any authority,

I continue because it's I continue because it's obvious

Vignette: Those Who Don’t What is the social commentary that the author is making in the Those Who Don't?

She is telling of the many racial stereotypes that is shown to people in her neighborhood, but she also has her own stereotypes about people in other neighborhoods.

She telling about the negative connotations that people have against people of color.

She is explaining the importance of caring for everyone, even people who do not live in your neighborhood.

What is the significance of this quote: “All brown all around, we are safe.”

Esperanza believes that people who look like her are safe to be around.

Esperanza believes that people who are not brown are criminals and should not be trusted.

Esperanza believes that only brown people should exist in the world.

What is the significance of this quote: “But watch us drive into a neighborhood of another color and our knees go shakity-shake and our car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight. Yeah. That is how it goes and goes.”

Esperanza explains that when she goes into a neighborhood of non-Hispanics, she becomes scared and afraid.

Esperanza explains that if she goes into another neighborhood, the ground is slippery and the air is polluted.

Esperanza, like most people, believes that she will get beaten up if she leaved her block.

Vignette: Alicia Who Sees Mice What piece of textual evidence shows us that Alicia’s father represents the stereotypical male who believes that a woman’s place is in the home?

“And anyway, a woman’s place is sleeping so that she can wake early with the tortilla star…” (pg.31).

“Close your eyes and they’ll go away, her father says, or You’re just imagining” (pg.31).

“…the ones her father says do not exist. Is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers” (pg.32).

Alicia, like Esperanza, wants to be something different from the traditional female, how do we know this?

Alicia studies at the university

Alicia is good at cooking and being there for her siblings

“Alicia is takes two trains and a bus, because she doesn’t want to spend her whole life in a factory” (pg. 32).

What does Esperanza mean when she says that Alicia inherited her mother’s rolling pin and sleepiness?

She received all of her mother’s responsibilities of taking care of the family.

She received her mother’s looks and mannerisms.

She took over her mother’s position at the factory where she worked.

Vignette: The Family of Little Feet How do the shoes change the girls?

The girls begin to act like they are older women.

The girls’ feet began to grow like women’s feet.

The girls acted like they were models in a magazine.

How do the men in the neighborhood behave when they see the girls in those shoes?

The men began to notice Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza. As they are walking, the men couldn’t keep their eye off of them.

The men began to follow the girls and then they ran home and threw the shoes in the garbage.

The men looked at the girls and told them that they needed to take the shoes off because they made them look too mature.

Vignette: Hips While they are jumping rope, the girls are talking about hips, how “one day you wake up and they are there. “ What do the comments about what hips are for show about the girls? What evidence best supports this?

Their comments show that they are now growing into young women. As they are outside jumping rope, Rachel, Lucy, and Esperanza are singing rhymes about hips and what they are used for while Nenny, the youngest is still singing as a child would. “She is too many light-years away. She is in a world we don’t belong to anymore.”

Their comments show that they are trying to act older than what they are. They are little girls who should not be talking about hips. The show how immature they are when they believe that “if you don’t [get hips] you may turn into a man.

What do they say hips are good for?

They say that hips are good for “holding a baby when you’re cooking” and to “dance.”

They say hips are good for “waiting tables” and kissing taxi drivers.”

They say that hips “bloom like roses.”

How does Papa's crying make Esperanza feel?

She is stunned and does not know what to do.

She does not react because it is an awkward moment for her.

Vignette: Papa Who Wakes in the Dark What is different about the routine on the morning Esperanza finds out about her grandfather?

My Papa, his thick hands and thick shoes, who wakes up tired in the dark, who combs his hair with water, drinks his coffee, and is gone before we wake, today is sitting on my bed.

Her papa, who is a strong man, came into her rooms sobbing about abuelito who just passed.

Because she is the oldest, Esperanza has to tell the others about the passing of abuelito.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In the vignette, "Alicia Who Sees Mice," which of Alicia's family members has died?

Father

Mother

Sister

Brother

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Alicia "is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers."
What does "four-legged fur" refer to in the chapter?

Mice

Cats

Dogs

Lions

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Darius points up to sky, and points to the clouds that look "like pillows." He says that one fat cloud looks like popcorn. He says that the other one is _____.

A crab

A tree

God

Bacon

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In the vignette called, "And Some More," the girls try to name the clouds. Rachel names the clouds by their scientific name, cumulus.
Which of the four girls in the chapter gives the clouds human names?

Nenny

Esperanza

Rachel

Lucy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In the vignette entitled, "The Family of Little Feet," the girls are given a paper bag with shoes. What kind of shoes are they?

High heels

Sneakers

Sandals

Boots

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Mr. Benny gets upset when he sees the girls wearing the shoes in the vignette "The Family of Little Feet," Why?

He thinks the girls are too young to wear high heels

They are actually his shoes

The shoes are making marks in his grocery store

The shoes make too much noise when the girls walk

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Rachel talks to a "bum man" because she is "young and dizzy to hear so many sweet things in one day."
The man offers her a dollar for what?

A kiss

A snickers bar

Her shoes

A hug

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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House on Mango Street 27-59

In the vignette, "Alicia Who Sees Mice," which of Alicia's family members has died?

Alicia "is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers."
What does "four-legged fur" refer to in the chapter?

Darius points up to sky, and points to the clouds that look "like pillows." He says that one fat cloud looks like popcorn. He says that the other one is _____.

In the vignette called, "And Some More," the girls try to name the clouds. Rachel names the clouds by their scientific name, cumulus.
Which of the four girls in the chapter gives the clouds human names?

In the vignette entitled, "The Family of Little Feet," the girls are given a paper bag with shoes. What kind of shoes are they?

Mr. Benny gets upset when he sees the girls wearing the shoes in the vignette "The Family of Little Feet," Why?

Rachel talks to a "bum man" because she is "young and dizzy to hear so many sweet things in one day."
The man offers her a dollar for what?

In the vignette called, "A Rice Sandwich," Esperanza wants her mom to make her a lunch for school because _____.

In the vignette called, "Chanclas," Esperanza is going to a ______ at Precious Blood Church.

In the vignette titled, "Chanclas," what is Esperanza's Uncle's name?

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House on Mango Street 27-59

In the vignette, "Alicia Who Sees Mice," which of Alicia's family members has died?

Alicia "is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers." What does "four-legged fur" refer to in the chapter?

Darius points up to sky, and points to the clouds that look "like pillows." He says that one fat cloud looks like popcorn. He says that the other one is _____.

In the vignette called, "And Some More," the girls try to name the clouds. Rachel names the clouds by their scientific name, cumulus. Which of the four girls in the chapter gives the clouds human names?

In the vignette entitled, "The Family of Little Feet," the girls are given a paper bag with shoes. What kind of shoes are they?

Mr. Benny gets upset when he sees the girls wearing the shoes in the vignette "The Family of Little Feet," Why?

Rachel talks to a "bum man" because she is "young and dizzy to hear so many sweet things in one day." The man offers her a dollar for what?

In the vignette called, "A Rice Sandwich," Esperanza wants her mom to make her a lunch for school because _____.

In the vignette called, "Chanclas," Esperanza is going to a ______ at Precious Blood Church.

In the vignette titled, "Chanclas," what is Esperanza's Uncle's name?

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Alicia "is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers."
What does "four-legged fur" refer to in the chapter?

In the vignette called, "And Some More," the girls try to name the clouds. Rachel names the clouds by their scientific name, cumulus.
Which of the four girls in the chapter gives the clouds human names?

Rachel talks to a "bum man" because she is "young and dizzy to hear so many sweet things in one day."
The man offers her a dollar for what?