House on Mango Street Final Test

Who makes Esperanza feel ashamed of her previous house by making her point it out while she is playing in the street?

• Cathy

• A priest

• A marshmallow salesman

• A nun

Who pushes Esperanza into the water in front of a fire hydrant?

• Kiki and Carlos

• Sire

• Darius

• Tito

Who does Esperanza decide to let live in the attic of her dream house?

• Bums

• A cat

• Her little sister, Nenny

• Her friend Minerva

When Esperanza talks about clouds and hips with her friends, how does she describe them?

• metaphors and similes

• clouds scientific names

• with respect to her daily life

• with the names of people on her block

Which one of these women does NOT spend her days sitting by the window?

• Esperanza's great grandmother

• Rafaela

• Esperanza's mother

• Mamacita

Who is the first person to whom Esperanza recites one of her poems?

• Her mother

• Ruthie

• Her Aunt Lupe

• Lucy, Rachel, and Lenny

What is Esperanza's first job?

• Working in a store

• Shelving books at the local library

• Helping Marin sell cosmetics

• Sorting negatives at a photofinisher

Which of Esperanza's friends also writes poetry?

• Alicia

• Marin

• Minerva

• Ruthie

In what way is Nenny similar to Esperanza?

• They have the same hair

• They make up similar jump-rope rhymes

• They both want to eat at the canteen at school

• They have the same sense of humor

How does Esperanza decide to defy social conventions at home?

• She doesn't do her dishes

• She refuses to baby-sit her sister, Nenny

• She refuses to pick up garbage

• She goes out with Sire against her parents' wishes