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.

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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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Esperanza is named after her

• mother

• aunt

• great great grandmother

• cousin

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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

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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

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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.

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

• stanzas

• pages

• vignettes

• memories

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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.

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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

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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

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