WorksheetsThe House on Mango Street
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
Ch 1: 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.
Think. Use the book pages 60-70. You have 2 minutes to respond. The four skinny tress on Mango Street teach Esperanza ________________?
to have strength, like the strong roots of the trees
to have power, like the green leaves
to have roots
to have bark
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.
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.
What do the three sisters say about Esperanza?
She will never leave this neighborhood.
She will never amount to anything.
She is special and she will go far.
How does Sally's father treat her?
He emotionally supports her.
He beats her.
He puts her through college
