House on Mango Street up until Four Skinny Trees

Vignette: The House on Mango Street
 
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?

• Home is awesome.
• Home is the place that she escapes from the outside world.
• Home is her dream.
• Home is a place that makes her feel safe, secure, comfortable and sometimes disappointed. 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Was the house on Mango Street a place she wanted to call home?

• No. The house on Mango Street reminded her of the homes on Loomis, Keeler, and Paulina.

• Yes. The house on Mango Street was the “house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed” (pg. 4).

• No. The house on Mango Street was a disappointment because it is not big and fancy at all, and all six family members have to share a bedroom.

longs for a friend she can tell secrets to

• Cathy
• Mama
• Marin
• Esperanza

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who has the most beautiful hair?

• Papa's hair, like a broom.
• Mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly.
• Carlos' hair, thick and straight.
• Nenny''s hair, slippery.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the narrator mean when she says, “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor?

• She is saying that she, unlike her brothers, has a lot of responsibilities. She is not as free and independent as Carlos and Kiki, at least until Nenny is old enough to be mature. 
• She believes that she is made of rubber and can be filled with helium and float into the sky.
• Here, she is implying that her parents hate her because she is a girl and they won’t let her do anything like Carlos and Kiki. 

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Esperanza mean? (GC)

• hope
• love
• saddness
• peace

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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

Where did Esperanza get her name? (LT)

• her grandmother
• her great-grandmother
• her mom
• the school 

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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

What does Esperanza think about paying $5 for friendship?

• it's ridiculous to pay for friends
• it's cheap since she doesn't have any friends past Tuesday
• she's confused 
• she thinks everyone should pay $5

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is Gil?

• owner of a junk store
• owner of a music store
• owner of a gas station
• neighbor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In the chapter, "Alicia Who Sees Mice," which of Alicia's family members has died?

• Father
• Mother 
• Sister
• Brother