The House on Mango Street/Literary Terms

Esperanza's neighbor, Marin, comes from where?

• Puerto Rico

• Colombia

• Mexico

• Guatemala

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences is .........

• indirect characterization

• simile

• slang

• anaphora

What item interests Nenny and Esperanza at Gil's Furniture Store?

• a chair

• a sofa

• a music box

• a plate

A vignette is .........

• informal language

• an exaggerated statement or claim

• a direct comparison between two items

• a brief description, account, or episode

Esperanza's name means what in English?

• hope

• strength

• friendship

• love

"And me, my hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands." This is an example of ......

• personification

• alliteration

• vignette

• metaphor

Who steals a yellow Cadillac?

• Nenny

• Marin

• Louie's cousin

• Carlos

________________ "is waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life" (page 27).

• Nenny

• Cathy

• Alicia

• Marin

"Baby cats, big cats, skinny cats, sick cats. Cats asleep like little donuts. Cats on top of the refrigerator." This is an example of what literary term?

• alliteration

• imagery

• symbolism

• anaphora

_________________ is Esperanza's friend who broke both arms during the "First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest" and is also known for his clumsy sheepdog.

• Meme

• Marin

• Louie

• Nenny