House on Mango Street Test SOL

Based on what you have read about Esperanza’s life, how would you explain her character?

• Naive and innocent

• Resilient and powerful

• Ignorant and pathetic

• Delusional and desperate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How would you describe Esperanza’s relationship with her sister Nenny?

• They have the perfect sibling relationship.

• Esperanza is overprotective of her baby sister.

• Esperanza views her little sister as an inconvenience.

• Esperanza envies Nenny's beauty, so they fight all the time.

What is Cathy, Esperanza’s first friend on Mango Street a symbol of?

• Acceptance

• Xenophobia

• Loss

• True Friendship

Why was Esperanza so trusting of the old man in "First Job"?

• She was desperate for a friend.

• She thought he was cute.

• She knew him when she was younger.

• She believed old people were honest.

What was the theme in “Laughter” in “House on Mango Street’?

• Sisters always laugh the same.

• Everyone is unique.

• Even if we are different, we are lot like our siblings.

• Laughter is contagious.

In “Chanclas”, the shoes Esperanza has to wear represent -

• The situation of a young girl who has a tired mother.

• The shame Esperanza has towards her life.

• The need to feel loved and appreciated.

• The importance of first communion in Mexican culture.

What is the main theme in "Hips"?

• Girls should embrace growing up.

• Hips just get in the way.

• If you don't get hips, you turn into a man.

• Hips are to hold babies while you are cooking.

Why does Esperanza have to grow up in “Papa who Wake up Tired in the Dark”?

• Her father is too tired to work, so she has to give him her paycheck from the photo finishers.

• She has to take care of her father because his father died.

• She has to turn on the lights for her father because he is always tired.

• She is the oldest child and has to help her siblings get ready for school.

Why does Esperanza think she is a bad person in "Born Bad"?

• She steals money from her dying aunt.

• She doesn't care that her aunt is dying.

• She never visits her dying aunt.

• She makes fun of her dying aunt.

What is the theme in “Elenita, Cards, Palm, and Water”?

• You can ask witches to cast spells for your wishes.

• Witches are frauds, and you shouldn't give them your money.

• You are in charge of your own destiny.

• If you are rich, you will have a better chance at having a good life.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9