The House on Mango Street

Mama and Papa buy a house that is different from the one they say they will buy because they _____.

• think that this is the house that their

  children will like the best

• cannot afford a house like the one they

  say they will buy

• decide that the house on Mango Street is

  what they want

• cannot find a white house with a big

  yard and trees

The house on Mango Street makes Esperanza feel _____.

• unsure of who she is

• ashamed in front of the nun

• terrified of the future

• disappointed in her parents

What does Esperanza’s desire to have “a real house” reveal about the author’s perspective on home ownership?

• Other people’s opinions of your house

  are unimportant

  .

• Owning a better house than your parents’

  house is a desirable goal.

• Having a pleasing house can instill

  pride and a feeling of belonging.

• Only large houses with nice lawns and

  many rooms are worth owning.

Esperanza probably remembers the house on Mango Street the most because it _____.

• has a red front door but no trees

• is the first house that her parents own

• represents disappointment and sadness

• is the least attractive of all of her houses

Why is Esperanza unhappy with the house on Mango Street?

• The family has to share a yard with neighbors.

• It is far away from their last home.

• A nun from her school is shocked by it.

• It does not match her idea of a good house.

To what does Esperanza belong and not belong?

• her Mama and Papa

• the house on Mango Street

• the flat on Loomis

• her great-grandmother

Esperanza says that her name reminds her of _____.

• sad Mexican songs

• fancy chandeliers

• men shaving

• Sunday mornings

Esperanza says of her great-grandmother, “I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window.” What inference can you make about Esperanza?

• She wants to find her own window.

• She plans to refuse to get married.

• She wishes she could change her name.

• She hopes to accomplish things in her

  life.

Esperanza wants to give herself a new name because she _____

• envies her sister for having a nickname

• wants a name that reflects the real her

• disapproves of the way others say her name

• dislikes having her great-grandmother’s name

You can make an inference that Esperanza creates stories about her life to _____.

• free herself from her environment

• be like her story-telling mother

• show her neighbors how smart she is

• remember the streets on which she has lived