The House on Mango Street Final Test Review

Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

• Esperanza Cordero

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Sandra Cisneros

• Penelope Cruz

What is the narrator's name? What does it mean in English and Spanish?

• It is Esperanza. In English it means "hope." In Spanish it means "too many letters."

• It is Esperanza. In English it means "spirit. In Spanish it means "evergreen."

• It is Magdalena. In English it means "moon. In Spanish it means "mom."

• It is Blanca. In English it means "white." In Spanish it means "pure."

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In The House on Mango Street, what is the main thing that makes Esperanza (the narrator) ashamed?

• She is ashamed that her father works as a gardener

• She is ashamed to go staring at other people's houses like a beggar

• She is ashamed of her family's small house

• She is ashamed because her parents play the lottery

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Who was Esperanza named after?

• Her mom

• Her older sister

• Her great-grandmother

• Her aunt

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Although Esperanza and Nenny don't look like sisters, what do they have in common?

• They have the same fat popcicle lips.

• They both like to eat tacos on Tuesdays.

• Their laughter and other things that cannot be explained are similar

• They both want to get married and have at least five children.

Name the members of the narrator's family

• Papa, Mama, Carlos. Kiki, Rachel and Lucy

• Papa, Mama, Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny

• Papa. Mama, Kiki, Rachel, Nenny and Lucy

• Mama, Uncle Lucho, Kiki, Nenny, and the narrator.

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What character claims to be the "great great grand cousin of the queen of France"?

• Cathy

• Lucy

• Alicia

• Nenny

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The title of which vignette is an allusion to a Nursery Rhyme?

• "The Three Sisters"

• "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut and Papaya Juice on Tuesdays"

• "There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn't Know What to Do"

• "Beautiful & Cruel"

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In "Boys and Girls," What does the narrator say she wants to have one day?

• She wants to have a husband and five children.

• She wants to have a bedroom of her own.

• She wants to have a best friend.

• She wants to have a college education.

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In "Our Good Day," what did Esperanza buy? How did she go about buying it?

• She chipped in with sisters named Rachel and Lucy. They all bought a bike.

• She and her sister bought a fancy doll house with furniture.

• She bought makeup from a friend who sold Avon.

• She and her brothers bought a new dress for their mother.

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