The House on Mango Street - Vignette 1

Why is the house on Mango Street important to Esperanza?

• It is a reminder of her past and the struggles she has faced.

• It is a place where she feels safe and secure.

• It is a symbol of her family's wealth and status.

• It represents her desire for a better life and her dreams of escaping poverty.

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How does the author describe the house on Mango Street?

• an apartment building in a busy city

• a large white mansion in a wealthy neighborhood

• a small red brick house on Mango Street

• a small white house on Mango Street

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What is the name of the main character's family in the first chapter of House on Mango Street?

• The Cordero family

• The Garcia family

• The Cisneros family

• The Smith family

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What is the main conflict in the first chapter of House on Mango Street?

• The main conflict in the first vignette is the narrator's dissatisfaction with her family's new home.

• The main conflict is narrator's lack of friends in the new neighborhood.

• The main conflict is that the narrator did not want to move.

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What is the significance of the house on Mango Street in the first chapter?

• It represents the protagonist's fear of change.

• It represents the protagonist's longing for a home so she and her family wouldn't have to move every year.

• It symbolizes the protagonist's love for her family and her city.

• It signifies the protagonist's desire to become a famous writer

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What characters are introduced in the first vignette "The House of Mango Street"?

• Mama

• Papa

• Sandra

• Kiki

• Carlos

Are they renting or buying the house on Mango Street?

• Renting

• Buying

When the nun pointed at the narrator's home and made her feel "like nothing", where was the narrator living?

• The house on Mango Street

• An apartment in Keeler

• An apartment on Loomis

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Why did the family have to move to the house on Mango Street?

• Because the pipes broke at the apartment on Loomis

• Because the father hit the lottery

• Because they family just moved to the area

• The narrator has always lived at the house on Mango Street.

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What is a VIGNETTE?

• A chapter in a story

• A puzzle

• A short passage used to describe a moment in time

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