The House on Mango Street

Ch 1: Who is The House on Mango Street

Narrator? How does narrator feel about moving?

• Narrator: Esperanza. Sick of moving, still waiting to find a true home.

• Narrator: Esperanza. Loved moving, she found it exciting.

• Narrator: Esperanza cared less about moving around.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

"His hair is like a broom" is a...

• simile
• metaphor
• imagery
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why does Cathy tell Esperanza she is moving?

• Cathy lost all her cats and needs to find them
• her great grand cousin in France is giving them money
• her dad got a new job
• the neighborhood is getting bad

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Esperanza is named after her

• mother
• aunt
• great great grandmother
• cousin

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In the chapter "Red Clowns," Esperanza is very upset with Sally for abandoning her at the carnival. The mood the reader feels based on Esperanza's reaction is...

• furious
• happy
• guilty
• deceived

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Think. Use the book pages 60-70. You have 2 minutes to respond. The four skinny tress on Mango Street teach Esperanza ________________?

• to have strength, like the strong roots of the trees

• to have power, like the green leaves

• to have roots

• to have bark

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Think. Use the book pages 60-70. You have 2 minutes to respond. The end of the story says, "They will not know that I have gone away [from Mango Street] to come back [to Mango Street]." Use details from the selection (textual evidence/clues) to infer: Where is she going?

• She mentions wanting a place for her writing, books, and paper on the previous pages when she describes her dream house. This might be a clue that she wants to "go away" to a place with books, like college, to get a better education and good job.

• She mentions wanting to draw and create mechanical airplanes on the previous pages when she describes her dream house. This might be a clue that she wants to "go away" to flight school or maybe to "go away" to study engineering in college.

• She wants to go to college.

• She wants to get out of Mango Street.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Think. Use the book pages 60-70. You have 2 minutes to respond. The end of the story says, "They will not know that I have gone away [from Mango Street] to come back [to Mango Street]." Use details from the selection (textual evidence/clues) to infer: Why is she coming back?

• She says "for the ones I left behind" and "for the ones who cannot out," which means she wants to come back to Mango Street to help family members who cannot leave.

• She says "for the ones I left behind" and "for the ones who cannot out," which means she wants to come back to Mango Street to help family members who cannot out.

• She says people will ask, "what happened to Esperanza?" This tells us she wants to come back to Mango Street to show everyone where she went.

• She says "one day I will pack up my bags of books and paper," so we can infer that she is going away to college.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Which of the following words means "to assign to a lower position"?

• raise
• relegate
• improve
• dismiss

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following words means to dislike, mistrust, or mistreat women?

• hater
• patriarch
• misogynist
• savage

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4