The House on Mango Street

The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
• The government was paying for it.
• It was their own house.
• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

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The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.

• True
• False

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Why does Esperanza like Marin?

• She is good at babysitting.
• She is teaching Esperanza to sing.
• She tells Esperanza adult things.
• She bakes excellent cookies.

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What is Rosa Vargas' life like?

• busy -- she has three jobs she loves
• exciting -- she travels monthly
• happy -- she has everything she wants
• tiring -- she cries because her husband left her and with too many kids

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What broke Mamacita's heart?

• Her husband for leaving her for a thin woman.
• Her son singing the Pepsi commercial in English
• Her husband would not take her out of the house.
• She found out she could not have anymore children.

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Who or what are the only ones that understand Esperanza?

• Dogs 
• flowers
• clouds 
• trees 

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According to Esperanza, what does Sally want?

• to get married
• to love and love and love
• to get away from her parents
• a boyfriend to make her happy

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was a wild woman who was forced to get married

• Mama
• great-grandmother
• Rachel
• Marin

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In the final vignette, what does Esperanza say she likes to do?

• paint pictures
• write songs
• tell stories
• watch sunsets

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Why does Cathy tell Esperanza she is moving?

• Cathy lost all her cats and needs to find them
• her great grand cousin in France is giving them money
• her dad got a new job
• the neighborhood is getting bad

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