HoMS Makeup Quiz

Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

• Sandra Cisneros

• Frida Khalo

• Arthur Miller

• Maria Santiago

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What word did the nun say about Esperanza's house on Loomis that made Esperanza feel like nothing?

• "Ewww!"

• "There?"

• "Sinner!"

• "Bars?"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Whose hair looks like little rosettes?

• Mama

• Papa

• Nenny

• Esperanza

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does Esperanza's name mean? (check all that apply)

• hope

• love

• waiting

• too many letters

• house

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Esperanza plans to be different from her great-grandmother by _____.

• staying single

• following her dreams

• being strong

• forgiving others

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do we learn about Esperanza through the naming of clouds

• She is pretty smart
• Science is her favorite subject
• She is still young and innocent 
• She has no imagination

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is it about Mexicans in Esperanza's neighborhood  that help to create a stereotype? 

• The characters emotions
• The looks and appearance of the characters
• The dreams and experiences of the characters
• The location of where the characters hang out.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the following excerpt from the selection.

“For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how these things go.”

What inference can you make about Esperanza?

• She misunderstands her parents.

• She tries to be a know-it-all.

• She can predict the future.

• She thinks things will not change.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What system of government appears to be present within Esperanza's neighborhood? (Think of the role women have)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Overall, what is the role of women in House on Mango Street? List two examples of characters displaying these roles within the novel.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2