House on Mango Street Review All Vignettes

How does Esperanza feel about her family's home on Mango Street?

• She is disappointed by the house and ashamed of it

• She is proud of the home and of her parents for buying it

• She thinks the home is funny because it is unusual

• She worries that the home will be taken from them

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Vignette: The House on Mango Street
 
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?

• Home is awesome.

• Home is the place that she escapes from the outside world.

• Home is her dream.

• Home is a place that makes her feel safe, secure, comfortable and sometimes disappointed. 

Although Nenny and Esperanza look differently, what do they share in common?

• They have the same eyes

• They both have their mother's nose

• They both are clumsy

• They have the same laugh

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What is a vignette?

• Short scene that focuses on one moment

• A novel that compares two unlike things

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Comparison using “like” or “as”

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Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

• Sandra Cisneros

• Frida Khalo

• Dr. Seuss

• Maria Santiago

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According to Esperanza, what does Sally want?

• to get married

• to love and love and love

• to get away from her parents

• a boyfriend to make her happy

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In the final vignette, what does Esperanza say she likes to do?

• paint pictures

• write songs

• tell stories

• watch sunsets

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Why is the house on Mango Street different than the other houses she has lived in?

• It has a big yard

• Her family owns the house

• It was like the houses on T.V.

• Esperanza gets her own room

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What does Esperanza not like about her house on Mango Street?

• It has one washroom

• Everyone has to share a bedroom

• The yard is small

• All of the above

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Who does Esperanza have to share a bedroom with?

• Carlos

• Kiki

• Nenny

• Mama

• Papa

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