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House on Mango Street

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Esperanza's family move to Mango Street? (NT)
a)
it was the real house our family had always been looking for
b)
the water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them
c)
our house on Loomis was too small
d)
we didn't have enough money to pay the rent
2.
The smell of Mama's hair is______________.
a)
comforting
b)
like the rain outside
c)
reminds Esperanza of Papa snoring
d)
musty
3.
Esperanza compares Nenny to what?
a)
a best friend
b)
an annoyance
c)
a red balloon
d)
an anchor
4.

How does Esperanza feel about her family's home on Mango Street?

a)

She is disappointed by the house and ashamed of it

b)

She is proud of the home and of her parents for buying it

c)

She thinks the home is funny because it is unusual

d)

She worries that the home will be taken from them

5.

Who is the great great grand cousin of the Queen of France

a)

Kathleen

b)

Katrina

c)

Cathy

d)

Esperanza

6.
was a wild woman who was forced to get married
a)
Mama
b)
great-grandmother
c)
Rachel
d)
Marin
7.
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
8.
Which sentence does NOT describe the house on Mango Street?
a)
It is large and blue
b)
Some of the bricks are crumbling.
c)
There is no front yard.
d)
There is one bedroom and one bathroom.
9.
Vignette: The House on Mango Street
 
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?
a)
Home is awesome.
b)
Home is the place that she escapes from the outside world.
c)
Home is her dream.
d)
Home is a place that makes her feel safe, secure, comfortable and sometimes disappointed. 
10.
longs for a friend she can tell secrets to
a)
Cathy
b)
Mama
c)
Marin
d)
Esperanza
11.

Esperanza received her name from

a)

A wild horse

b)

Her grandma

c)

Her aunt on her father's side

12.

Rachel, Lucy, Nenny, and Esperanza all put their money together to buy a

a)

A pair of heels

b)

Candy

c)

Bike

d)

Cats for Cathy

13.

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

a)

They have the same eyes

b)

They both have their mother's nose

c)

They both are clumsy

d)

They have the same laugh

14.

What happened when Louie's other cousin visited?

a)

He gave the kids a ride in a stolen car and was arrested.

b)

He tried to sell toys to them.

c)

He took them to see their first movie.

d)

Esperanza had a crush on him.

15.

What did the girls discover in Gil's furniture store that made Esperanza feel stupid?

a)

A music box.

b)

A full-length mirror.

c)

A television.

d)

A book in Spanish.

16.

Who spent her life looking out the window after they got married?

a)

Mama

b)

Esperanza's great grandmother

c)

Cathy Queen of Cats

d)

Nenny

17.

What is a vignette?

a)

Short scene that focuses on one moment

b)

A novel that compares two unlike things

c)

Giving human qualities to non-human things

d)

Comparison using “like” or “as”

18.

What is Esperanza’s attitude toward her name?

a)

She wants to change it to a new name

b)

She thinks it is better than any other name

c)

She is indifferent about her name

d)

She likes it sometimes and hates it other times

19.

How does Alicia Who Sees Mice develop the transformation of a woman's role in society.

a)

It describes how Alicia is dependent on her father to provide for her

b)

It describes how Alicia does not want to inherit the responsibility of her mother and get an education

c)

It describes how Alicia takes care of her siblings and father at home

d)

It describes how Alicia wants to leave Mango Street