Mango Street #3

1. What is your impression of Meme Ortiz and his dog?

2. What is the importance of the tree in the backyard?

3. What is the effect of describing Esperanza's house "with its feet tucked under like a cat"?

5. What does Esperanza think of Cathy's old house?

6. Why does Cisneros describe Louis as someone whose "t-shirts never stay tucked in his pants"?

7. What does Esperanza think of Marin?

8. Why do the neighborhood children all wave at Louie's cousin as the police drive by with him in the back seat?

9. What are Marin's values?

10. Why is she "too much trouble" for Louie's family?

11. Why must she stay in front of the house?