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WorksheetsHouse on Mango St. ch. 5-8
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word _________ means "a person who owns land or buildings."
a)
landlord
b)
strength
c)
rent
d)
expectation
2.
What is Rosa Vargas' life like?
a)
busy -- she has three jobs she loves
b)
exciting -- she travels monthly
c)
happy -- she has everything she wants
d)
tiring -- she cries because her husband left her and with too many kids
3.
Why does Cathy tell Esperanza she is moving?
a)
Cathy lost all her cats and needs to find them
b)
her great grand cousin in France is giving them money
c)
her dad got a new job
d)
the neighborhood is getting bad
4.
What does Esperanza want in a friend? (BG)
a)
someone who will laugh with her
b)
one who will be trustworthy
c)
one to tell secrets to and who will understand her jokes
d)
one who will be loyal
5.
What does Esperanza think of her name?
a)
a time of change
b)
a new beginning
c)
hope, change, love
d)
sadness, waiting, a muddy color
6.
Who is Gil?
a)
owner of a junk store
b)
owner of a music store
c)
owner of a gas station
d)
neighbor
7.
Why does Marin live with Louie's family?
a)
her family is in Puerto Rico
b)
they needed help with the two little sisters
c)
she needed a job
d)
she had no where to live
8.
Who wrote The House on Mango Street?
a)
Frida Kahlo
b)
Sandra Cisneros
c)
Esperanza
d)
Sandra Echeverría
9.
Fancy lights that hang from the ceiling.
a)
blurted
b)
mansion
c)
muttering
d)
chandeliers
10.
To receive from a parent or ancestor.
a)
Inherit
b)
Inherent
c)
Insulate
d)
Inflate
11.
Goes to college, first decent role model, sees mice, took the place of her mother died when she died
a)
Sally
b)
Alicia
c)
Martin
d)
Esperanza
12.
The Vargas Kids
a)
Out of control, Angel fell out the sky
b)
sneaky; difficult to manage, won the Tarzan contest
c)
Gets arrested for driving a stolen Cadillac
d)
kissed Sally in the Monkey Garden
13.
The "lemon shoes" attracted the attention of ______
a)
the males in the neighborhood
b)
wild dogs
c)
Esperanza's father
d)
no one in particular
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