The House on Mango Street Part 5 Quiz

Esperanza identifies with the ____ outside her window because they are strong.

• dogs

• flower pots

• trees

• garbage cans

When her son begins to ______, Mamacita feels like her heart is breaking.

• sing along to American commercials

• attend kindergarten in the United States

• tell her she is embarrassing

• order her around

Rafaela's husband ______ each Tuesday night because he is afraid she will run away from him.

• locks her in her home

• threatens to beat her

• takes her out for dinner and dancing

• gives her a foot massage

Rafaela asks the kids to ____ to help her imagine a sweeter alternative to her life.

• steal fashion magazines for her

• go to the theater with her

• bake he cakes and cookies

• buy her coconut and papaya juice

Based on the clothing she wears when she returns home from school, Sally's father probably expects her appearance to be _____.

• colorful, but well-kept

• modest and age-appropriate

• trendy, but not expensive

• seductive and revealing

Another neighbor, Minerva, is trapped in a marriage with a husband who is ____, but Esperanza does not know how to help her.

• wonderful, but boring

• abusive

• mortally ill

• over-committed to his job

Esperanza dreams of keeping ____ in her attic, so she will not forget where she comes from.

• homeless men

• geraniums

• scrapbooks

• a map of Mango Street

Esperanza wants to grow up beautiful and cruel, like the women in the movies, so she can _____.

• keep her personal power

• model for fashion magazines

• live alone

• publish her poems

Esperanza's mother regrets quitting _____ because she did not have the right clothes.

• her first job

• her quinceañera rehearsals

• religious classes

• school

Esperanza's mother advises her to _____.

• marry a rich man

• never get pregnant before 21

• avoid relying on men to take care of her

• get a library card