House on Mango street chapter 1-12

Why did you choose: repetition, similes, or italics? Explain HOW this technique adds emphasis on something or creates a certain feeling/emotion.

One could say the character Meme Ortiz is a "hot mess". Provide two examples from the way Cisneros describes him that indicate this.

True (A) or False (B): Cathy and Esperanza are better friends than Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel

• True

• False

Based on this evidence, how does Esperanza feel towards her mother?

• She does not like her or enjoy her company

• She feels safe and at home around her

• She is more of a daddy’s girl

• She is scared of her because she is abusive

Her eyes were blue like the ocean.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Within "My Name" which style device do you think contributes the MOST to the speaker's tone/emotions

• dash marks

• imagery

• short sentences

Good triumphs over evil.

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Characters

• Plot

Who is Esperanza named after?

• Her mother

• Her neighbor

• Her Great Grandmother

• Her Aunt

What does Esperanza buy for five dollars?

• A jacket

• A white cat

• Part ownership of a bicycle

• A music box

Ms. Gaunt gave us a mountain of homework!

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• personification