The House on Mango Street/Literary Terms

Esperanza's neighbor, Marin, comes from where?

• Puerto Rico

• Colombia

• Mexico

• Guatemala

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• indirect characterization

• simile

• slang

• anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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

• a chair

• a sofa

• a music box

• a plate

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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

• informal language

• an exaggerated statement or claim

• a direct comparison between two items

• a brief description, account, or episode

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Esperanza's name means what in English?

• hope

• strength

• friendship

• love

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

"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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

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

• Nenny

• Cathy

• Alicia

• Marin

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

_________________ 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6