Mango Street (1st/4th Period)

1. What does Esperanza beg her mom to be allowed to do?

• Eat in the canteen at school

• Stay out an hour later each night

• Attend a writing class

• Wear make-up

Why does Esperanza get upset at school in the chapter "A Rice Sandwich"?

• The other kids make fun of her

• She gets in trouble for cheating on a test

• Her sandwich is gross

• The nun makes her point to her house

1. What are the neighborhood girls doing as they talk about hips?

• 1. Walking to school

• 1. Playing jump rope

• 1. Drawing pictures

• 1. Watching a sunset

Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance at her cousin's baptism party?

• She doesn't like to dance

• She spilled something on her dress

• Her shoes make her feel ugly

• Her mom told her she's not allowed

Which of these is an example of a simile?

• "Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition"

• "Skip, skip, snake in your hips"

• "My skinny arms bend the way he taught me"

• "I like the boys and the boys like me"

Draw a picture of what the girls are doing in the chapter "Hips".