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

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What is Esperanza's sister's name?

• Nenny (short for Magdalena)

• Lupe (short for Guadalupe)

• Ceci (short for Cecilia)

• Lucy (short for Lucia)

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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

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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

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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

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

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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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

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

• linoleum

• currency

• brim

• fleck

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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

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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

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