The House on Mango Street Quiz Ch 1-26

Who does Esperanza live with?

• her grandmother, younger sister, and dog

• her mother, older sister, and aunt

• her mother, father, younger sister, and younger brothers

• her mother, father, older sister, and older brothers

What is Esperanza's sister's name?

• Nenny (short for Magdalena)

• Lupe (short for Guadalupe)

• Ceci (short for Cecilia)

• Lucy (short for Lucia)

When Esperanza's family first moves to Mango Street, she meets a girl named Cathy. What reason does Cathy give for needing to move away from Mango Street?

• the neighborhood is getting bad

• her grandfather is sick

• her parents won the lottery

• her family can no longer afford their house on Mango Street

We meet the character, Marin. She is not allowed to leave the house because she is supposed to help with her aunt's children. What is the character Marin "waiting for"?

• a scholarship to college

• someone to change her life

• a record deal

• a job at the dime store

Esperanza says that a house in her neighborhood looks like Mexico. "Look at that house, I said, it looks like Mexico. Rachel and Lucy look at me like I'm crazy, but before they can let out a laugh, Nenny says: Yes, that's Mexico all right." This is an example of:

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Esperanza says that her name is the Mexican records her father plays. This is an example of:

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Which of the words best fits in the blank? "We saw her ____up the stairs in a hurry to go make dinner."

• jut

• totter

• scramble

• strut

Which of the following words best fits this blank? "He peeked out from under the _____ of his hat."

• linoleum

• currency

• brim

• fleck

Alicia sees mice come out at night. Why is she up so late in the first place?

• she is writing letters to her mother

• she is listening to music

• she is looking out the window

• she is studying for her college classes

What do Esperanza and her friends do with the high heels after a day of wearing them?

• they put them away in Esperanza's parents' closet

• they give them to a woman who needs shoes

• they split up the shoes, so each has a pair to keep

• they hide them on Lucy and Rachel's porch