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House on Mango Street and Literature

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the old, black man who runs the junk shop refuse to do unless he knows his customers have money?

a)

Open the door

b)

Talk

c)

Make Eye Contact

d)

Turn on the lights

2.

What happens to Meme when he joins in the kids’ Tarzan jumping contest?

a)

Gets in a fight

b)

Breaks both arms

c)

Wins the contest

d)

Dies from the fall

3.

When Louie’s cousin is taking the kids around the block in his new Cadillac, what causes them to stop?

a)

They hit a cat

b)

They get a flat

c)

They're out of gas

d)

They hear sirens

4.

What does Esperanza say that people “who don’t know any better” think will happen to them in the neighborhood?

a)

They'll want to stay

b)

They'll get stabbed

c)

They'll get rich

d)

They'll get lost

5.

The Vargas boys are so bad that no one really cares when Angel Vargas falls out of a tree and ______.

a)

Dies

b)

Breaks a leg

c)

Starts crying

d)

Gets brain damage

6.

What happened to Alicia’s mother?

a)

She ran away

b)

She died

c)

She got arrested

d)

She stayed in Mexico

7.

Esperanza finds it wise when Darius looks up at a particular cloud and calls it ___.

a)

Sky-Fog

b)

Mother

c)

God

d)

Heaven

8.

What kind of sandwich does Esperanza’s mother pack her for lunch?

a)

Ham

b)

Cheese

c)

Ground beef

d)

Rice

9.

Where does Esperanza’s aunt get Esperanza a job?

a)

Junk shop

b)

Photofinishing store

c)

Restaurant kitchen

d)

Seamstress's shop

10.

When Esperanza’s grandfather dies, Esperanza is shocked to see ___ crying.

a)

Her father

b)

Her mother

c)

Her grandmother

d)

Nenny

11.

Who was killed in the tragedy in Pittsburg.

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

LGBTQ

12.

-the writer’s/author’s/narrator’s attitude (emotion) used when speaking about a subject.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Central Idea

d)

Inference

13.

Which of the following can be an author's purpose? Select all that apply.

a)

Entetain

b)

Persuade

c)

Inform

d)

Reprimand

14.

What the author wants you to know, think or believe.

a)

Message

b)

Summary

c)

Central idea

d)

Inference

15.

the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks and/or expressions that make a person

a)

Gender role

b)

Racism

c)

Identity

d)

Tone

16.

Societies' expected ways of behaving based on gender

a)

Gender role

b)

Racism

c)

Identity

d)

Tone

17.

What should be in place of A?

_____________ A _________, ___B___I have inherited her name, but I do not want to inherit her place by the window____B____ ___C____ ____D_____ _______C_____ _____E______

a)

"

b)

( )

c)

.

d)

For example, the text states

e)

location #

18.

What should be in place of B?

_____________ A _________, ___B___I have inherited her name, but I do not want to inherit her place by the window____B____ ___C____ ____D_____ _______C_____ _____E______

a)

"

b)

( )

c)

.

d)

For example, the text states

e)

location #

19.

What should be in place of C?

_____________ A _________, ___B___I have inherited her name, but I do not want to inherit her place by the window____B____ ___C____ ____D_____ _______C_____ _____E______

a)

"

b)

( )

c)

.

d)

For example, the text states

e)

location #

20.

What should be in place of D?

_____________ A _________, ___B___I have inherited her name, but I do not want to inherit her place by the window____B____ ___C____ ____D_____ _______C_____ _____E______

a)

"

b)

( )

c)

.

d)

For example, the text states

e)

location #

21.

What should be in place of E?

_____________ A _________, ___B___I have inherited her name, but I do not want to inherit her place by the window____B____ ___C____ ____D_____ _______C_____ _____E______

a)

"

b)

( )

c)

.

d)

For example, the text states

e)

location #

22.

"In the meantime they'll just have to move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in."

a)

Racism

b)

Gender Roles

c)

Identity

23.

"Alicia, whose mama died, is sorry there is no one older to rise and make the lunchbox tortillas. Alicia, who inherited her mama's rolling pin and sleepiness, is young and studies for the first time at the university."

a)

Racism

b)

Gender Roles

c)

Identity

24.

"I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees."

a)

Racism

b)

Gender Roles

c)

Identity

25.

The following quote contains a--


"Marin is already older than us in many ways, the boys who do pass by say stupid things like I am in love with those two green apples you call eyes, give them to me why don't you."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor