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WorksheetsThe House on Mango Street Ch. 1-3 Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
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
Which of the following characters do not live with Esperanza?
Mama and papa
Nenny
Carlos and Kiki
All of these characters live with Esperanza
What evidence does not support Esperanza’s feelings towards her mother?
“Holding you a feeling safe”
“Warm smell of bread before you bake it”
“Everyone in my family has different hair”
“Like little candy circles all curly and pretty”
How does the narrator feel about her sister?
She “did not choose her”
“Nenny is her best friend”
Esperanza “looks up to her”
They “fight all the time”
True (A) or False (B): Esperanza believes that “boys and girls live in separate worlds.”
True
False
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
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?
Write a short summary of what you remember from Chapter's 1-3 of The House on Mango Street.
