House on Mango Street

How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.

• The government was paying for it.

• It was their own house.

• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

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The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.

• True

• False

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Why does Esperanza like Marin?

• She is good at babysitting.

• She is teaching Esperanza to sing.

• She tells Esperanza adult things.

• She bakes excellent cookies.

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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 does Cathy tell Esperanza she is moving?

• Cathy lost all her cats and needs to find them

• her great grand cousin in France is giving them money

• her dad got a new job

• the neighborhood is getting bad

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How is Esperanza’s mother’s hair described?

• Lazy and never does what she wants it to

• Slippery

• Thick and straight

• Curly and pretty

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What evidence does not support Esperanza’s feelings towards her mother?

• “Holding you a feeling safe”

• “Warm smell of bread before you bake it”

• “Everyone in my family has different hair”

• “Like little candy circles all curly and pretty”

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Based on this evidence, how does Esperanza feel towards her mother?

• She does not like her or enjoy her company

• She feels safe and at home around her

• She is more of a daddy’s girl

• She is scared of her because she is abusive

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How does the narrator feel about her sister?

• She “did not choose her”

• “Nenny is her best friend”

• Esperanza “looks up to her”

• They “fight all the time”

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