The House on Mango Street Questions #2

From whose point of view is "The House on Mango Street" told?

• A third-person omniscient narrator

• A first-person narrator, Esperanza

• Multiple characters in the first-person

• A second-person point of view

What literary device is most frequently used to enhance the narrative in "The House on Mango Street"?

• Allegory

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

How does the point of view in "The House on Mango Street" contribute to the theme of personal identity?

• It allows for multiple perspectives on identity.

• It limits the exploration of identity to the protagonist's experiences.

• It offers an unbiased, universal view of identity.

• It disconnects the reader from the protagonist's personal journey.

What story does she like about her great-grandmother?

• That she had to be forced to get married

• That she looks out the window

• That she wanted to be a writer

• That they both were born on the Chinese year of the horse

Which of the following best describes the narrative structure of "The House on Mango Street"?

• A chronological, linear narrative

• A series of interconnected vignettes

• A single, extended metaphor

• A collection of unrelated short stories

Why does Cathy tell Esperanza not to talk to the girls?

• The wear dirty clothes

• The smell like a broom

• The smell like a radish

• The wear old, broken shoes

In what way does the writing style of "The House on Mango Street" mirror the protagonist's personal growth?

• By becoming more complex and sophisticated as the story progresses

• By remaining consistent throughout the story

• By shifting from first-person to third-person

• By incorporating more languages as the protagonist learns them

Why is Esperanza unhappy with the house on Mango Street?

• The family has to share a yard with neighbors.

• It is far away from their last home.

• A nun from her school is shocked by it.

• It does not match her idea of a good house.

Esperanza says that what is where she belongs but not what she belongs to?

• her Mama and Papa

• the house on Mango Street

• the flat on Loomis

• her great-grandmother

What does Nenny naming the clouds symolize?

• That the outside world is connected to Mango Street, and is just as valuable.

• Her dreams of being in the outside world, away from Mango Street.

• Her love of Mango Street, and she sees its beauty in the sky.

• A competition with Esperanza's intelligence talking about the clouds.