End of House on Mango Street

Who is The House on Mango Street Narrator? How does narrator feel about moving?

• Narrator: Esperanza. Sick of moving, still waiting to find a true home.

• Narrator: Esperanza. Loved moving, she found it exciting.

• Narrator: Esperanza cared less about moving around.

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

Esperanza is named after her

• mother

• aunt

• great great grandmother

• cousin

In the chapter "Red Clowns," Esperanza is very upset with Sally for abandoning her at the carnival. The mood the reader feels based on Esperanza's reaction is...

• furious

• happy

• guilty

• deceived

The four skinny tress on Mango Street teach Esperanza ________________?

• to have strength, like the strong roots of the trees

• to have power, like the green leaves

• to have roots

• to have bark

Think. Use the book pages 60-70. You have 2 minutes to respond. The end of the story says, "They will not know that I have gone away [from Mango Street] to come back [to Mango Street]." Use details from the selection (textual evidence/clues) to infer: Why is she coming back?

• She says "for the ones I left behind" and "for the ones who cannot out," which means she wants to come back to Mango Street to help family members who cannot leave.

• She says "for the ones I left behind" and "for the ones who cannot out," which means she wants to come back to Mango Street to help family members who cannot out.

• She says people will ask, "what happened to Esperanza?" This tells us she wants to come back to Mango Street to show everyone where she went.

• She says "one day I will pack up my bags of books and paper," so we can infer that she is going away to college.

The different "chapters" of The House on Mango Street are called

• stanzas

• pages

• vignettes

• memories

What do the three sisters say about Esperanza?

• She will never leave this neighborhood.

• She will never amount to anything.

• She is special and she will go far.

Why is Esperanza so reluctant to claim the House on Mango Street as her own?

• Because it is run down

• Because it doesn't match the house in her dreams.

• Because it isn't in the best neighborhood.

• All of the above

What is the object in "One Good Day" that solidifies the friendship of Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel?

• A pair of shoes

• A bike

• A basketball

• A five dollar bill