The House on Mango Street

Esperanza never wants to go back to Mango Street.

• True

• False

Who is the main character (or the protagonist)?

• Nenny

• Elenita

• Sandra

• Esperanza

The smell of Mama's hair is______________.

• comforting
• like the rain outside
• reminds Esperanza of Papa snoring
• musty

Although Nenny and Esperanza look differently, what do they share in common?

• They have the same eyes

• They both have their mother's nose

• They both are clumsy

• They have the same laugh

In which CITY does the story take place?

• Chicago

• Illinois

• New York

• Vineland

The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
• The government was paying for it.
• It was their own house.
• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

In the book, what does the house on Mango Street symbolize?

• happiness

• laughter

• unfulfilled dreams

• fulfilled dreams

Why did Esperanza's family move to Mango Street? (NT)

• it was the real house our family had always been looking for
• the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them
• our house on Loomis was too small
• we didn't have enough money to pay the rent

was a wild woman who was forced to get married

• Mama
• great-grandmother
• Rachel
• Marin

What is a vignette?

• Short scene that focuses on one moment

• A novel that compares two unlike things

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Comparison using “like” or “as”