WorksheetsThe House on Mango Street
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
Sandra Cisneros
Frida Khalo
Dr. Seuss
Maria Santiago
From whose perspective is the story told?
Geraldo
Nenny
Esperanza
Sandra
Who is the main character (or the protagonist)?
Nenny
Elenita
Sandra
Esperanza
In which CITY does the story take place?
Chicago
Illinois
New York
Vineland
In the book, what does the house on Mango Street symbolize?
happiness
laughter
unfulfilled dreams
fulfilled dreams
Esperanza never wants to go back to Mango Street.
True
False
Good triumphs over evil.
Theme
Main Idea
Characters
Plot
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.
Which of the following characters do not live with Esperanza?
Mama and papa
Nenny
Carlos and Kiki
All of these characters live with Esperanza
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
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
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
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”
