The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
• The government was paying for it.
• It was their own house.
• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

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The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.

• True
• False

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Why does Esperanza like Marin?

• She is good at babysitting.
• She is teaching Esperanza to sing.
• She tells Esperanza adult things.
• She bakes excellent cookies.

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What is Rosa Vargas' life like?

• busy -- she has three jobs she loves
• exciting -- she travels monthly
• happy -- she has everything she wants
• tiring -- she cries because her husband left her and with too many kids

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What does Marin expect to do if she returns to Puerto Rico?

• return to the United States right away
• work on her other cousin's farm
• sell Avon makeup in Puerto Rico
• marry her boyfriend

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What happened when Louie's other cousin visited?

• He tried to sell toys to them.
• He gave the kids a ride in a stolen car and was arrested.
• He took them to see their first movie.
• Esperanza had a crush on him.

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What did the girls discover in Gil's furniture store that made Esperanza feel stupid?

• A full-length mirror.
• A book in Spanish.
• A music box.
• A television.

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spent her life looking out the window

• Mama
• Ruthie
• great-grandmother
• Minerva

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tells Esperanza that the neighborhood is getting bad

• Sally
• Cathy
• Marin
• Eddie Vargas

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dreams of a home with a yard and three washrooms

• Mama
• Esperanza
• Papa
• Minerva

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