The House on Mango Street

Who meets Geraldo?

• Rachel

• Marin

• Esperanza

• Sally

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Who does Esperanza notice watching her when she crosses the street?

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Who visits Earl on a regular basis?

• His mother

• His wife

• Different women, presumably prostitutes

• His daughter

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Who arrives in a yellow taxicab?

• Earl and his mother

• Sally and her father

• Mamacita and her baby boy

• Edna and Ruthie

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What is wrong with Mamacita?

• Her little baby is sick

• She has no food to eat

• She is ill with a rare disease

• She is homesick

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What is Rafaela’s husband afraid of?

• He is afraid that she will run away because she is too beautiful to look at

• He is afraid that she will go to the police for help

• He is afraid that she will spend all of his money

• He is afraid that she will get lost

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What does Minerva already have?

• A house

• A college degree

• Two kids

• Wrinkles

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What does Esperanza promise to never forget?

• Who she is or where she came from

• Sally's sadness

• Her grandfather

• Angel Vargas

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Why does Esperanza believe that life is easier for Nenny?

• Because Nenny is tall

• Because Nenny is beautiful

• Because Nenny is young

• Because Nenny is naïve

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How has Esperanza “begun her own quiet war”?

• By challenging gender expectations and roles

• By befriending only girls

• By refusing to do what her teachers tell her to do

• By defying her parents’ desires

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