The House on Mango Street Review

Once they moved into the house on Mango Street, the narrator's family didn't have to pay "rent" to a "landlord." This means that they didn't have to

• pay money to a person who owns the building they live in.

• pay money to a person who will get food for the family.

• pay money to someone who will clean their house.

• pay money to someone who is a bad person.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The house on Mango Street was exactly as the family imagined it would be. True or false?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How did the nun make Esperanza feel about her house?

• happy
• indifferent
• proud
• ashamed

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The narrator of The House on Mango Street's greatest wish is to ....

• own her own house

• win the lottery
• go on a big vacation

• live on Mango Street

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The four trees are a symbol of the narrator's life. They both survive "despite" difficulties. True or false?

• True
• Not enough information
• Maybe
• False

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The narrator's mother quit school because

• she didn't have nice clothes and felt bad for herself

• she wanted to be a singer

• she was not smart enough

• she was smarter than the other kids and wanted a challenge

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The narrator writes about her house on Mango Street so that

• she wants to become famous

• others will know that the house on Mango Street was perfect

• the memories and feelings are less painful

• she would get good grades

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The narrator says that she will go back to Mango Street so that

• she can help others leave

• she can forget about her past
• she can find a better place to live
• she can meet new friends

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Match the following definitions to their words

• temporary

• lasting only a short time

• strength

• quality of being powerful

• appreciate

• feeling of dislike for something

• disgust

• even though; without regard to

• despite

• understand the importance of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the sentence. Then choose the correct answer.

________ plays the violin.

• The musician

• Juanita and I

• My friends

• We

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A