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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

• simile
• metaphor
• imagery
• hyperbole

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Esperanza is named after her

• mother
• aunt
• great great grandmother
• cousin

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

• raise
• relegate
• improve
• dismiss

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• hater
• patriarch
• misogynist
• savage

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4