House on Mango Street Part One

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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On which street was Esperanza and her family living on when the nun made her feel like she was nothing.

• Paulina
• Keeler
• Loomis
• Mango

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Why did Esperanza’s great-great grandmother live a sad life?

• She suffered numerous illnesses throughout life

• She lost her beloved husband and a young age and never found love again

• She lived in a house without windows

• She was forced into a marriage she did not want to be part of

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

• simile
• metaphor
• imagery
• hyperbole

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Esperanza is named after her

• mother
• aunt
• great great grandmother
• cousin

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Which sentence does NOT describe the house on Mango Street?

• It is large and blue
• Some of the bricks are crumbling.
• There is no front yard.
• There is one bedroom and one bathroom.

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longs for a friend she can tell secrets to

• Cathy
• Mama
• Marin
• Esperanza

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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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Boys and Girls
In this chapter, what does the Narrator want to have someday?

• She wants to have a husband and five children.
• She wants to have a bedroom of her own.
• She wants to have a best friend.
• She wants to have a college education.

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Why did Esperanza's family move to Mango Street? (NT)

• it was the real house our family had always been looking for
• the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them
• our house on Loomis was too small
• we didn't have enough money to pay the rent

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