End of House on Mango Street

What do the Four Skinny Trees teach Esperanza?

• To rage at the world

• To stop growing

• To keep on growing even when it's hard

• ALl of the above

True or False: Esperanza's mother wants her to stay in school and get an education in order that she won't have the same regrets her mother does.

• True

• False

By the end of the novel, what is Esperanza's mission in life?

• Leave Mango Street

• Be a successful writer

• Take over the house on Mango Street

• Leave in order to help those who can't leave.

Why does Esperanza's mother make a rice sandwich for Esperanza?

• Esperanza asked her for it.

• They have no lunch meat.

• Her mother made a mistake.

• It is a family favorite.

During her conversation with Esperanza, the nun expresses _____ when she points to The House on Mango Street.

• joy

• shock

• indifference

• anger

Why does Esperanza cry?

• the boy she wants to see says that he doesn't like her

• she feels pressured by the nun talking to her

• she doesn't like her sandwich

• She has to be in school

• Easting in the canteen is nothing special

In Chanclas, why is Eperanza so upset about the shoes she has to wear to the Baptism?

• The shoes are the wrong size.

• The shoes have a bad smell.

• She has a new, pretty outfit on and the shoes are old and ugly.

• The shoes remind her of school work.

How does Esperanza break out of her embarrassment at the party?

• She claps.

• She sings.

• She watches.

• She dances.

How does Esperanza feel after the dance?

• surprised and proud

• embarrassed

• upset and angry

• sick to her stomach

At the end of "Hips," Esperanza says that Nenny "is too many light-years away. She is in a world we don't belong to anymore." What does this mean?

• Nenny is lost and Esperanza needs to find her.

• Nenny is still a child while Esperanza and the others are grown up.

• Nenny is confused about who she is while Esperanza now knows who she wants to be.

• Nenny doesn't have any dreams but Esperanza is ready to live her dreams.