WorksheetsHouse on Mango Street
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 38mins
How does Esperanza feel about her family's home on Mango Street?
She is disappointed by the house and ashamed of it
She is proud of the home and of her parents for buying it
She thinks the home is funny because it is unusual
She worries that the home will be taken from them
Who is the great great grand cousin of the Queen of France
Kathleen
Katrina
Cathy
Esperanza
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?
Esperanza received her name from
A wild horse
Her grandma
Her aunt on her father's side
Rachel, Lucy, Nenny, and Esperanza all put their money together to buy a
A pair of heels
Candy
Bike
Cats for Cathy
Although Nenny and Esperanza look differently, what do they share in common?
They have the same eyes
They both have their mother's nose
They both are clumsy
They have the same laugh
What happened when Louie's other cousin visited?
He gave the kids a ride in a stolen car and was arrested.
He tried to sell toys to them.
He took them to see their first movie.
Esperanza had a crush on him.
What did the girls discover in Gil's furniture store that made Esperanza feel stupid?
A music box.
A full-length mirror.
A television.
A book in Spanish.
Who spent her life looking out the window after they got married?
Mama
Esperanza's great grandmother
Cathy Queen of Cats
Nenny
What is a vignette?
Short scene that focuses on one moment
A novel that compares two unlike things
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Comparison using “like” or “as”
What is Esperanza’s attitude toward her name?
She wants to change it to a new name
She thinks it is better than any other name
She is indifferent about her name
She likes it sometimes and hates it other times
How does Alicia Who Sees Mice develop the transformation of a woman's role in society.
It describes how Alicia is dependent on her father to provide for her
It describes how Alicia does not want to inherit the responsibility of her mother and get an education
It describes how Alicia takes care of her siblings and father at home
It describes how Alicia wants to leave Mango Street
