The House on Mango Street- Chapter 2

What does the narrator's name mean in English?

• hope

• joy

• succeed

• awesome

After whom is Esperanza named after?

• Her dad

• Her mom's bestfriend.

• Her aunt

• Her Great-Grandmother

What are some words that the narrator uses to describe her name in Spanish?

• adventurous

• horse

• sadness

• Sunday

What was Esperanza's great- grandmother like?

• She was creative. She loved to cook, and wanted to compete in a cooking show with Gordon Ramsey.

• She was adventurous. She liked to travel the world and visit new places.

• She was wild and independent woman until she was forced to marry. After that she became very sad.

• She was scared and wouldn't dare leave her home.

In the beginning of chapter 2, what two cultures does the narrator compare when it comes to how women are treated?

• Mexicans and Americans

• Mexicans and Chinese

• Chinese and Americans

Why does Esperanza say, "But I don't want to inherit her place by the window."

• She's wants to be just like her great grand- grandmother when she grows up.

• She wants to look out the window that her grand- mother looked out from to see what the view was like.

• She is referring to her great- mother who was forced to get married and spent the rest of her life sad.

Why does the narrator want to change her name?

• The teachers at school told her they didn't like her name.

• She wants to have a better life than what her great- grandmother did.

• She doesn't want to have the name of someone she didn't get meet.

• She doesn't want to have the name of someone who didn't like her.

What are other names that the narrator mentions that she would like to have?

Check all that apply.

• Lisandra

• Maritza

• Zeze the X

• Rachel

How does the narrator feel about her name, Esperanza?

• She loves it and will name her children after her.

• She dislikes it and wants a new name.

What are some quotes from the text that tell the reader how she truly feels about her name?

Check all that apply.

• "In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness...a muddy color...songs like sobbing."

• "She was a horse woman too."

• "I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me."

• "So wild she wouldn't marry."