The House on Mango Street T/F

The phrase “You will always be Mango Street” means that Esperanza will always live on Mango Street.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Esperanza’s parents do not like Sire because he has plans to leave Mango Street forever.

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• False

Cathy offends Esperanza by implying that the Mango Street neighborhood is getting bad due to people like her family.

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• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Esperanza associates her mother’s hair with the smell of bread and a pretty, curled style.

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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’s Aunt Lupe used to be an incredible gymnast when she was younger.

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• False

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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

At the local junk store, Esperanza likes to stop and chat with the man who owns it every day.

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• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Mamacita cannot leave her home because she has agoraphobia.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Early on in The House on Mango Street, Esperanza compares herself to a red balloon tied to an anchor, which is most likely her younger sister.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Marin dreams about meeting a rich man on the subway instead of going back to Puerto Rico to marry her boyfriend.

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• False

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Angel Vargas has an accident and dies, it makes the Mango Street neighborhood rally around Rosa Vargas and her other children.

• True

• False