House on Mango Street pg 72-end

What is the importance of Sire to Esperanza?

• He looked her way and paid her attention
• He is a good role model
• He takes care of Lois
• He is a great young man

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Four Skinny Trees, symbolizes what?

• Life in an ugly part of town
• Esperanza's family of six
• Esperanza's strength
•  being tall

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What was the importance of "hamandeggs?"

• this is my father's favorite breakfast
• this shows how fast Esperanza talks
• this was one of the first words Esperanza's father learned
• Esperanza works at a breakfast place

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Rafaela is "trapped" in her house by her husband. How does she dream she can escape?

• turning her husband into the police
• drinking coconut and papaya juice
• tricking her husband and running out the door
• letting down her hair to climb down like Rapunzel

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Sally is trouble because__________?

• she flirts with the boys and wear a lot of make-up
• she is a prostitute like Marin
• she doesn't have any hopes and dreams
• she disobeys her father who says to come home right after school

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Why is Minerva's luck so unlucky?

• she has no education and is not very smart
• she has 6 children and is alone without her husband
• her husband beat her and she keeps kicking him out and taking him back
• she is friends with Sally and Marin

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What job does Esperanza's father do?

• he stays home and watches the children
• he goes out late and night doing illegal things
• he is a landscaper for a big house on top of the hill
• he doesn't work

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Why does Esperanza want to be beautiful and cruel?

• she will be like a man leaving the table without pushing her chair in
• she hates all the people who run off to marry because they are ugly
• she doesn't want to be an abused woman
• she will be powerful and will have her choice of men

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Why did Esperanza's mother quit school?

• she got pregnant and had to raise children
• she had to work for her family
• she wasn't a smart cookie
• she didn't have any nice clothes

Why is Sally abused by her father?

• she keeps falling off the stairs
• her father doesn't like her
• she talks to boys

• she doesn't follow her father's directions