English 9A - The House on Mango Street Quiz #2

Last Name

First Name

The sections of the novella are called:

• Chapters
• Preface
• Vignettes

The novella is told with what type of narrator?

• First person
• Second person
• Third person, limited

What is the effect of using first-person narration in a novel?

• To confuse the reader about who is telling the story
• To describe events from a distant, third-person perspective
• To immerse the reader in the personal experiences and thoughts of the narrator

What does Esperanza's name mean in English?

• Beauty
• Love
• Happiness
• Hope

How does Esperanza feel about her house on Mango Street at the START of the novella?

• She is proud of it
• She is ashamed of it
• She is indifferent to it
• She loves it

What do the girls all chip in to buy?

• Lunch
• A puppy
• A music box
• A bike

What is the main topic/idea of "Those Who Don't"?

• Hope
• Fear
• Food
• Friends

Why does Alicia have to wake up so early?

• To catch the mice
• To go to work
• To do the laundry
• To make tortillas for everyone's lunches