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The House on Mango Street Ch. 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

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.
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. 
5.

Esperanza received her name from

a)

A wild horse

b)

Her grandma

c)

Her aunt on her father's side

6.

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

7.

What evidence does not support Esperanza’s feelings towards her mother?

a)

“Holding you a feeling safe”

b)

“Warm smell of bread before you bake it”

c)

“Everyone in my family has different hair”

d)

“Like little candy circles all curly and pretty”

8.

How does the narrator feel about her sister?

a)

She “did not choose her”

b)

“Nenny is her best friend”

c)

Esperanza “looks up to her”

d)

They “fight all the time”

9.

True (A) or False (B): Esperanza believes that “boys and girls live in separate worlds.”

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?

a)

Sandra Cisneros

b)

Frida Khalo

c)

Dr. Seuss

d)

Maria Santiago

11.

From whose perspective is the story told?

a)

Geraldo

b)

Nenny

c)

Esperanza

d)

Sandra

12.

Who is the main character (or the protagonist)?

a)

Nenny

b)

Elenita

c)

Sandra

d)

Esperanza

13.

In which CITY does the story take place?

a)

Chicago

b)

Illinois

c)

New York

d)

Vineland

14.

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

a)

happiness

b)

laughter

c)

unfulfilled dreams

d)

fulfilled dreams

15.

Esperanza never wants to go back to Mango Street.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
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.
17.

Write a short summary of what you remember from Chapter's 1-3 of The House on Mango Street.

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