The House on Mango Street

Esperanza probably remembers the house on Mango Street the most because it _____.

• has a red front door but no trees

• is the first house that her parents own

• represents disappointment and sadness

• is the least attractive of all of her houses

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Read the following excerpt from the selection. “One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever.” What do the lines suggest about the author’s perspective on the strength of women?

• Mothers have to be strong to keep their daughters at home.

• Women are strong enough to break free from sad childhood memories.

• Strong houses are needed to keep strong women at home.

• Strong women have to learn how to keep a house sooner or later.

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The house on Mango Street _____.

• is red and has tight front steps

• has stairs like houses on television

• is white with trees around it

• has wooden bars on the windows

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Based on Esperanza’s feelings, what is the author’s perspective on owning a home?

• The only good houses have two levels.

• Owning any house is better than renting a house.

• Having a pleasant house can make you proud.

• Only large houses are worth owning.

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Read the following excerpt from the selection. “For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how these things go.” What inference can you make about Esperanza?

• She misunderstands her parents.

• She tries to be a know-it-all.

• She can predict the future.

• She thinks things will not change.

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One day, Esperanza will finally _____.

• move into a nice house

• visit her friends on Mango Street

• say goodbye to Mango Street

• show her house to the nun

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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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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: Where is she going?

• She mentions wanting a place for her writing, books, and paper on the previous pages when she describes her dream house. This might be a clue that she wants to "go away" to a place with books, like college, to get a better education and good job.

• She mentions wanting to draw and create mechanical airplanes on the previous pages when she describes her dream house. This might be a clue that she wants to "go away" to flight school or maybe to "go away" to study engineering in college.

• She wants to go to college.

• She wants to get out of Mango Street.

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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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What is the primary theme of 'The House on Mango Street'?

• A) The struggle for self-identity

• B) The importance of wealth

• C) The power of friendship

• D) The joy of childhood

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