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The House on Mango Street

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

a)

Sandra Cisneros

b)

Frida Khalo

c)

Dr. Seuss

d)

Maria Santiago

2.

From whose perspective is the story told?

a)

Geraldo

b)

Nenny

c)

Esperanza

d)

Sandra

3.

Who is the main character (or the protagonist)?

a)

Nenny

b)

Elenita

c)

Sandra

d)

Esperanza

4.

In which CITY does the story take place?

a)

Chicago

b)

Illinois

c)

New York

d)

Vineland

5.

In the book, what does the house on Mango Street symbolize?

a)

happiness

b)

laughter

c)

unfulfilled dreams

d)

fulfilled dreams

6.

Esperanza never wants to go back to Mango Street.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Good triumphs over evil.

a)

Theme

b)

Main Idea

c)

Characters

d)

Plot

8.
The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?
a)
It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
b)
The government was paying for it.
c)
It was their own house.
d)
It was the first two-story house they had lived in.
9.
The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
was a wild woman who was forced to get married
a)
Mama
b)
great-grandmother
c)
Rachel
d)
Marin
11.
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
12.
The smell of Mama's hair is______________.
a)
comforting
b)
like the rain outside
c)
reminds Esperanza of Papa snoring
d)
musty
13.

Which of the following characters do not live with Esperanza?

a)

Mama and papa

b)

Nenny

c)

Carlos and Kiki

d)

All of these characters live with Esperanza

14.
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
15.

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

16.
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. 
17.

Esperanza received her name from

a)

A wild horse

b)

Her grandma

c)

Her aunt on her father's side

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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”