House on Mango Street Final

Where does Esperanza find a "home in her heart?"

• in her friends

• in her writing

• in her family

• in her dreams

What is most likely the meaning of the personification “windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath” as it is used in paragraph 5?

• The windows are not the appropriate size for the size of the house.

• The window glass was shattered into many pieces.

• The windows need to be replaced because of the spray paint.

• The windows could not breathe due to allergies.

Based on the following paragraphs, what can the readers infer about the Nun?

...Once when we were living on Loomis, a nun from my school passed by and saw me playing out front. The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed two days before and the owner had painted on the wood YES WE’RE OPEN so as not to lose business.“Where do you live?”she asked.“There,” I said pointing up to the third floor.“You live THERE?”There. I had to look to where she pointed—the third floor, the paint peeling, wooden bars Papa had nailed on the windows so we wouldn’t fall out. You live there? The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there. I nodded.

• The reader can infer that the nun is judging her for living there.

• The reader can infer that the nun is impressed that she lives there.

• The reader can infer that the nun is surprised she lives there.

• The reader can infer that the nun is shocked that she lives there.

Esperanza’s house symbolizes poverty and...

• greed

• hard work

• unfulfilled dreams

• neighborhood history

What does Esperanza mean when she says that, "I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherent her place by the window."

• She wants to change her name

• Her name really means sadness

• Women are secretly strong

• She doesn't want to be fated to being trapped like her great-great-grandmother

Why does Esperanza see her self as a "red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor?"

• she longs to be free to share her secrets and jokes with a best friend, but feels weights down because she doesn't have one.

• She wants to run away but the anchor is holding her in place.

• She does not want friends, and so her family keeps her secure at hom.

• She is determined to run away but her parents will not let her.

When the music box plays, E. sees..." a million moths all over the dusty furniture and swan-neck shadow..." This is an example of:

• allusion

• imagery

• symbolism

• simile

In "A House of My Own," Esperanza says the shoes will be placed by her bed. In this context, the shoes symbolize: ​ (a)  

• independence

• grief

• love

• pride

The following statement is an example of which type of literary conflict?

Esperanza rebels against the roles that women are forced into.

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Himself

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

Match the description with the correct conflict type.

• Man vs. Man(External)

• Esperanza does not always get along with her sister, Nenny.

• Man vs. Society

  (External)

• Esperanza rebels against the roles women are forced into.

• Man vs. Himself

  (Internal)

• Esperanza struggles with how she feels about her appearance.