WorksheetsHouse on Mango Street - pp. 1-15
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
Sandra Cisneros
Frida Khalo
Dr. Seuss
Maria Santiago
Who is the main character (or the protagonist)?
Nenny
Elenita
Sandra
Esperanza
In the book, what does the house on Mango Street symbolize?
happiness
laughter
unfulfilled dreams
fulfilled dreams
What does Mama's hair smell like?
Milk
Onion
Bananas
Bread
What does the narrator mean when she says, “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor"?
She is saying that she, unlike her brothers, has a lot of responsibilities. She is not as free and independent as Carlos and Kiki, at least until Nenny is old enough.
She believes that she is made of rubber and can be filled with helium and float into the sky.
Here, she is implying that her parents hate her because she is a girl and they won’t let her do anything like Carlos and Kiki.
Who is the great-great grand cousin of the Queen of France?
Kathleen
Katrina
Cathy
Esperanza
What does Esperanza and Nenny's laugh sound like?
Pile of dishes breaking
Toilet flushing
Birds chirping
Screaming ladies
How much does Esperanza pay for the bicycle?
$5
$20
$90
$10
What does the narrator's name mean in English?
hope
joy
succeed
awesome
After whom is Esperanza named after?
Her dad
Her mom's bestfriend.
Her aunt
Her Great-Grandmother
What are TWO words the narrator uses to describe her name in Spanish?
adventurous
horse
sadness
waiting
What was Esperanza's great-grandmother like?
She was creative. She loved cooking and wanted to compete in a cooking show with Gordon Ramsey.
She was adventurous. She liked to travel the world and visit new places.
She was a wild and independent woman until she was forced to marry. After that, she became very sad.
She was scared and wouldn't dare leave her home.
In the beginning of chapter 2, what two cultures does the narrator compare when it comes to how women are treated?
Mexicans and Americans
Mexicans and Chinese
Chinese and Americans
Why does Esperanza say, "But I don't want to inherit her place by the window"?
She wants to be just like her great-grandmother when she grows up.
She wants to look out the window that her grandmother looked out from to see what the view was like.
She is referring to her great-grandmother who was forced to get married and spent the rest of her life sad.
Why does the narrator want to change her name?
The teachers at school told her they didn't like her name.
She wants to have a better life than what her great-grandmother did.
She doesn't want to have the name of someone she didn't get to meet.
She doesn't want to have the name of someone who didn't like her.
How does the narrator feel about her name, Esperanza?
She loves it and will name her children after her.
She dislikes it and wants a new name.
What are TWO quotes from the text that tell the reader how she truly feels about her name?
"In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness...a muddy color...songs like sobbing."
"She was a horse woman too."
"I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me."
"So wild she wouldn't marry."
Why is Cathy's family leaving Mango Street?
Her dad is getting a transfer.
She is moving in with her grandmother.
The neighborhood is getting bad.
They can't afford to live there anymore.
What does the book say Cathy's house is like?
full of cats
dirty with cats
cat heaven
infested with cats
What does Esperanza think about paying $5 for friendship?
It's ridiculous to pay for friends.
It's cheap since she doesn't have any friends past Tuesday.
She's confused.
She thinks everyone should pay $5.
In the chapter, Boys and Girls, what does the Narrator want to have someday?
She wants to have a husband and five children.
She wants to have a bedroom of her own.
She wants to have a best friend.
She wants to have a college education.
What does Esperanza mean by the quote, “she looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow”?
She means that women are forced to sit and ‘watch’ life go by without living their own dreams. They have to do what is expected of them.
She means that her great-grandmother loved to look outside and see her children playing. If one of then got hurt, then she felt really sad.
She means that she wanted to be free, but her family kept her inside all day looking out the window.
What does the narrator say about the relationship between boys and girls? What evidence does she provide to support this idea?
When the narrator says that “the boys and the girls live in separate worlds”(pg.8), she is implying that the girls live on one planet and the boys live on a better planet.
When the narrator says that “the boys and the girls live in separate worlds”(pg.8), she implies that they live by two sets of rules—rules that give men and boys more freedom and independence than women and girls.
When the narrator says that “the boys in their universe and we in ours”(pg.8) it means they do not like to play with her and Nenny because they are different.
Who has the most beautiful hair?
Papa's hair: like a broom.
Mother's hair: like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly.
Carlos' hair: thick and straight.
Nenny's hair: slippery.
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?
It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
The government was paying for it.
It was their own house.
It was the first two-story house they had lived in.
Was the house on Mango Street a place she wanted to call home?
No. The house on Mango Street was a disappointment because it is not big and fancy at all, and all six family members have to share a bedroom.
Yes. The house on Mango Street was the “house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed” (pg. 4).
No. The house on Mango Street reminded her of the homes on Loomis, Keeler, and Paulina.
Yes. The house on Mango Street was theirs. They did not have to “pay rent to anybody, or share a yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise…” (pg.3).
One of the major themes, home, is introduced in vignette one, what does the narrator feel about home?
Home is awesome.
Home is the place where she escapes from the outside world.
Home is her dream.
Home is a place that makes her feel safe, secure, comfortable, and sometimes disappointed.
Which sentence does NOT describe the house on Mango Street?
It is large and blue
Some of the bricks are crumbling.
There is no front yard.
There is one bedroom and one bathroom.
What is the definition of "anchor"?
Any arrangement, part, object, or formation resembling a rose.
A heavy object attached to a rope or chain to keep something moving.
An ornate branched lighting fixture.
A large wooden percussion instrument with resonators.
Fill in the blank:
Before the hurricane was supposed to hit, we __________ the windows so the glass wouldn't break.
Anchored
Ragged
Boarded
Chandelier
Which sentence is an example of a "chandelier"?
There was a beautiful light fixture hanging from the ceiling.
The store was badly damaged and needed to be covered with plywood.
The musicians played joyfully with various wooden instruments.
Their clothes were torn and dirty.
Which sentence is an example of "raggedy"?
There was a beautiful light fixture hanging from the ceiling.
The store was badly damaged and needed to be covered with plywood.
The musicians played joyfully with various wooden instruments.
Their clothes were torn and dirty.
