House on Mango Street Born Bad

The quote " The bones gone limp as worms" is an example of -

• personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

The quote " I think diseases have no eyes. They pick with a dizzy finger anyone" is an example of

• simile

• Metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

What does Esperanza mean when she says, " I think Diseases have no eyes." ?

• Diseases just randomly happen to people.

• Diseases are not people

• Diseases pick people on purpose

Which sentence from the story best illustrates Esperanza's feeling of guilt?

• We didn't know. She had been dying such a long time, we forgot.

• She listened to every book, every poem I read her.

• I hated to go there alone. The six blocks to the dark apartment

• Maybe she was embarrassed it took so many years

What is the central message of the vignette?

• Misery loves company

• Accept others for who they are

• Don't take those you love for granted

• Be proud of where you are from

When the Aunt tells Esperanza, " You must remember to keep writing. It will keep you free," it is an example of what signpost?

• Words of the Wiser

• Tough Questions

• Contrast and contradictions

• Aha moment

What is the best summary of the vignette?

• Esperanza visits her aunt when she gets sick. She plays a game with her friends imitating people in her neighborhood.

• Esperanza feels regret for playing a game imitating her Aunt, who encouraged her to write, as she passes away.

• Esperanza visits her sick aunt and reads her books from the library and a poem she wrote.

The author includes "My aunt, a little oyster, a little piece of meat on an opens shell for us to look at" to create what mood

• disrespect

• grim

• adoration

• calm

What special relationship did Esperanza have with her aunt?

• They both like to write stories

• They both love swimming

• Esperanza shares her writing with her

When Esperanza’s aunt dies just after the girls make fun of her, how do they react?

• Pray for themselves

• Buy Flowers

• Apologize

• Laugh at the situation