WorksheetsThe House on Mango Street
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 27mins
Who is Earl?
dances with Esperanza
no one was sure what his wife looked like
younger sister who is like Esperanza in many ways
says a cloud is God
Who is Darius?
has too many children
drinks coconut and papaya juices
dances with Esperanza
says a cloud is God
Who is great-grandmother?
Esperanza does not want to grow up like her
has too many children
drinks coconut and papaya juice
dances with Esperanza
Who is Nenny?
says a cloud is God
younger sister who is like Esperanza in many ways
Esperanza does not want to grow up like her
has too many children
What is Loomis?
type of car Louie's cousin steals
home between Mango and Keeler
Who is Rosa Vargas?
Esperanza doesn't want to grow up liker her
younger sister who is like Esperanza in may ways
has too many children
dances with Esperanza
Who is Rafaela?
drinks coconut and papaya juice
has too many children
Esperanza doesn't want to grow up like her
says a cloud is God
What is the Cadillac?
Esperanza compares her hips to one
type of car Louie's cousin steals
home between Mango and Keeler
What is Buick?
Esperanza compares her hips to one
type of car Louie's cousin steals
home between Mango and Keeler
Who is Uncle Nacho?
has too many children
says a could is God
drinks coconut and papaya juices
dances with Esperanza
Name the members of the narrator's family.
Mama, Papa, Abuela, Kiki, and the narrator.
Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny, and the narrator.
Mama, Papa, Carlos, Marianna, Nenny, and the narrator.
Mama, Uncle Lucho, Kiki, Nenny, and the narrator.
Which sentence does not describe the house on Mango Street?
It is large and blue.
Some of the bricks are crumbling.
There is no front yard.
There is one bedroom and one bathroom.
What does the narrator want to have someday?
She wants to have a husband and five children.
She wants to have a bedroom of her own.
She wants to have a best friend.
She wants to have a college education.
How does Esperanza describe her feet?
She says they are big and heavy like plungers.
She says they are small and dainty like Cinderella's.
She says they are her best features.
She says they are ugly and look like banana boats.
Esperanza asked about a house. What was Elenita's response?
She said, "There's no place like home."
She said, "Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart."
She said, "You will never feel at home anywhere."
She said, "Your family is your home."
What is different about Ruthie?
She cannot speak.
She never leaves the house.
She speaks five languages.
She is the only adult who likes to play.
Who or what are the only ones that understand Esperanza?
the dogs
the flowers
the clouds
the trees
Why doesn't Esperanza go out with her family on Sundays anymore?
She has too much homework.
She does not like the way her father drives.
She is busy going out with her friends.
She is ashamed of the way they stare out the window at things they can't have.
True or False: Esperanza thinks Sally got married to escape.
True
False
What does Esperanza say she likes to do?
She likes to paint pictures.
She likes to write songs.
She likes to tell stories.
She likes to watch television.
What is Esperanza's last name?
Del Moral
Cordero
Marin
Vargas
Before they moved to Mango Street, which street did Esperanza and her family live?
Loomis
Keebler
Third
Hawthorne
Why does Esperanza love the house on Mango Street?
Because everyone has their own bathroom.
Because there is a huge backyard.
Because they own it.
Because it is in walking distance to school.
Whom is Esperanza named after?
her mother
her aunt
her neighbor
her great-grandmother
What does Esperanza wish she could change her name to?
Lisandra
Zeze the X
Maritza
Jeff
Where does Esperanza's friend, Sally, meet boys?
The zoo
The Ape House
The Monkey Garden
The Vegetable Garden
Who reads Esperanza's cards?
Rachel
Elenita
Marin
Louie
Finish this quote: "Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon_____.
more like the real me, the one nobody sees."
which way she'll go. There is nothing I can do."
tied to an anchor."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
Finish this quote: "I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name _____
more like the real me, the one nobody sees."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
about the two-room flats and sleeping rooms he rented, the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchange. How could they?"
Finish this quote: "In the meantime they'll just have to _____
about the two-room flats and sleeping rooms he rented, the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchange. How could they?"
ate hamandeggs for three months. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hamandeggs. That was the only word he knew. He doesn't eat hamandeggs anymore."
tied to an anchor."
move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in."
Finish this quote: "And I think if my own Papa died what would I do. _____
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him."
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied. All the books and magazines, everything that told it wrong."
Finish this quote: "I don't know _____
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied. All the books and magazines, everything that told it wrong."
which way she'll go. There is nothing I can do."
I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him."
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
Finish this quote: "No, Alicia says. _____
I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him."
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
which way she'll go. There is nothing I can do."
Finish this quote: "Why did you leave me alone? _____
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied. All the books and magazines, everything that told it wrong."
I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
Finish this quote: "I have begun my own quiet war. _____
Like it or not you are Mango Street, and one day you'll come back, too."
I hold my Papa in my arms. I hold and hold and hold him."
Simple. Sure. I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate."
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied. All the books and magazines, everything that told it wrong."
Finish this quote: "My father says when he came to this country he _____
move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in."
tied to an anchor."
ate hamandeggs for three months. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hamandeggs. That was the only word he knew. He doesn't eat hamandeggs anymore."
I waited my whole life. You're a liar. They all lied. All the books and magazines, everything that told it wrong."
Finish this quote: "They never saw the kitchenettes. They never knew _____
ate hamandeggs for three months. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hamandeggs. That was the only word he knew. He doesn't eat hamandeggs anymore."
tied to an anchor."
move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in."
about the two-room flats and sleeping rooms he rented, the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchange. How could they?"
