The House on Mango Street Final Exam

What is the narrator's name?

• Nenny

• Esperanza

• unknown

• Sally

What is the house on Mango Street like?

• It is four stories high with a lush lawn and garden all around.

• It is falling down and barely has running water

• it is a small red house with a few trees out front and a small garage

• It is a two-story blue and brick house with a tree in the backyard.

How does Esperanza feel about her mother?

• They love each other, but they both work too hard to think about it.

• Esperanza loves her mother, but her mom died years ago.

• Esperanza hates her mother.

• Esperanza's mother makes her feel safe, loved, and comfortable.

How does Esperanza behave toward her sister, Nenny, at the beginning of the novella?

• She feels Nenny is a responsibility, and not a true friend

• They are inseparable best friends who tell each other everything.

• She feels Nenny is an annoyance and avoids her at all costs

• She does not think about Nenny because they are so far apart in age.

What does Esperanza's name mean in Spanish?

• Hope

• Love

• Bravery

• Beauty

Who is Esperanza named after?

• her auntie

• her grandmother

• the generous wife of a politician in Chicago

• the clever daughter of a character in a Mayan folktale

Who is Cathy?

• a neighbor who insults Esperanza

• a girl from school who invites Esperanza to her big house for lunch

• the school bully who makes fun of Esperanza's rice sandwiches

• the girlfriend of Sire, the boy Esperanza has a crush on.

Why does Esperanza meet and become friends with Rachel and Lucy

• She sees Rachel and Lucy run into each other's bikes

• She takes them to Gil's bicycle store to buy a new bike

• She contributes money to buy and share a used bike

• She teaches them how to ride a bike

What happened to Louie's male cousin?

• He got married and moved back to Puerto Rico

• He was arrested and deported for having an expired green card.

• He was the first person in the family to graduate from college

• He was arrested for stealing a car

How is Louie's mother keeping his female cousin, Marin, busy during the day?

• Marin has to make the family's food from scratch

• Marin is learning to read and write in English

• Marin volunteers with the nuns at Esperanza's school

• Marin babysits Louie's little sisters while his mother works.