My Name Is the House on Mango Street

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

• True

• False

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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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Vignette: The House on Mango Street
 
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?

• Home is awesome.

• Home is the place that she escapes from the outside world.

• Home is her dream.

• Home is a place that makes her feel safe, secure, comfortable and sometimes disappointed. 

What is the narrator's name, and what does it mean in English and Spanish?

• It is Blance. In English it means "white." In Spanish it means "pure."

• It is "Esperanza." In English it means "hope." In Spanish it means "too many letters."

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Why is Cathy's family leaving Mango Street?

• Her dad is getting a transfer

• She is moving in with her grandmother

• The neighborhood is getting bad

• They can't afford living there anymore

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Why does Esperanza say, "But I don't want to inherit her place by the window."

• She's wants to be just like her great grand- grandmother when she grows up.

• She wants to look out the window that her grand- mother looked out from to see what the view was like.

• She is referring to her great- mother who was forced to get married and spent the rest of her life sad.

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¨Names¨ is a vignette from the book ¨House on Mango Street¨.

• True

• False

The narrator is ______________________.

• Esperanza

• Grandma

• Maritza

• Mama

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What is the main theme introduced in the first vignette of 'The House on Mango Street'?

• A) Friendship

• B) Home

• C) Adventure

• D) Education

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What does Esperanza's name mean in English and Spanish?

• A) Hope in English, too many letters in Spanish

• B) White in English, pure in Spanish

• C) Joy in English, sadness in Spanish

• D) Peace in English, war in Spanish

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