The House on Mango Street (chp. 1-4)

Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

• Sandra Cisneros

• Frida Khalo

• Dr. Seuss

• Maria Santiago

From whose perspective is the story told?

• Geraldo

• Nenny

• Esperanza

• Sandra

The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
• The government was paying for it.
• It was their own house.
• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.

• True
• False

Who was the wild woman who was forced to get married?

• Mama
• great-grandmother
• Rachel
• Marin

The smell of Mama's hair is______________.

• comforting
• like the rain outside
• reminds Esperanza of Papa snoring
• musty

Which of the following characters do not live with Esperanza?

• Mama and papa

• Nenny

• Carlos and Kiki

• All of these characters live with Esperanza

Why did Esperanza's family move to Mango Street?

• it was the real house our family had always been looking for
• the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them
• our house on Loomis was too small
• we didn't have enough money to pay the rent

How does Esperanza feel about her family's home on Mango Street?

• She is disappointed by the house and ashamed of it

• She is proud of the home and of her parents for buying it

• She thinks the home is funny because it is unusual

• She worries that the home will be taken from them

Who spent her life looking out the window after they got married?

• Mama

• Esperanza's great grandmother

• Cathy Queen of Cats

• Nenny