Sandra Cisneros

. Where was Sandra Cisneros born?

• Syracuse, NY

• Chicago, Illinois

• Los Angeles, CA

• Mexico City, Mexico

Why did the Cisneros family move so often?

• They liked to travel and live in various places.

• Her father became homesick for Mexico and so they moved back & forth.

• Her father was in the army and was moved from state to state.

• Her family was never satisfied with their home, so they often moved

What effect did the constant moving of her family have on Sandra Cisneros?

• She became very shy and had few friends.

• She ran away from home because she hated moving.

• She was able to make lots of friends in many places.

• She loved traveling and meeting new people.

Why did Cisneros develop a love for reading?

• Her mother inspired her to read.

• She loved listening to stories and she loved reading them even more.

• Her teachers encouraged her to read.

• She spent a lot of time alone and books provided her with another world.

Why did Cisneros’s shyness help her as a writer?

• It allowed her time to think, imagine, read, and prepare.

• It made her sad, and thus, she could write about sad things.

• She did not have friends to distract her.

• She could be alone and listen to music, which inspired her to write.

What did Cisneros’s father hope she would do at college?

• Study to become a doctor.

• Study English to become a writer.

• Find a husband.

• Graduate with straight A’s.

How did Cisneros come to realize that she had a unique voice as a writer?

• She compared her writing with others and realized it was because she was of a different race and culture.

• She was singing one day and realized she had a good voice.

• One of her teacher’s told her that she was a great writer and had a unique Voice.

• She tried really hard to write different and finally she realized her writing style was unique.

What was the name of Cisnero’s first book/Novel?

•  Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories

  b. The House on Mango Street

  c. My Wicked, Wicked Ways

  d. Loose Woman

• The House on Mango Street

• My Wicked, Wicked Ways

• Loose Woman

What does Cisneros talk about in this book (in #8)?

• Four strong women who deal with struggles

• A young girl growing up in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago

• The effects of moving on children

• A haunted house

What is the subject of Women Hollering Creek and Other Stories?

• Four strong women who deal with struggles

• A young girl growing up in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago

• The effects of moving on children

• A haunted house