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The House on Mango Street (Vig. 22-25)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Papa wake up tired in the dark?

a)

He has to go to work.

b)

His father died.

c)

His mother died.

d)

He has to sweep the floor.

2.

Esperanza is surprised to see her father _________.

a)

Cry

b)

Laugh

c)

Dance

d)

Shout

3.

In the vignette, Born Bad, what is wrong with Aunt Lupe?

a)

She has a disease

b)

She is in Mexico and can't return to Chicago

c)

Her son died

d)

She has mice in her house

4.

In the vignette, Born Bad, what is wrong with Aunt Lupe?

a)

She has a disease

b)

She is in Mexico and can't return to Chicago

c)

Her son died

d)

She has mice in her house

5.

What was Aunt Lucy really good at?

a)

Running

b)

Double Dutch

c)

Skating

d)

Swimming

6.

What does Esperanza mean when she says, "I think diseases have no eyes."?

a)

Diseases just randomly happen to people.

b)

Diseases are not people

c)

Diseases pick people on purpose

d)

Diseases are not like people.

7.

What "game" were Esperanza and the girls playing?

a)

Hopscotch

b)

Double Dutch

c)

Acting like famous people

d)

Walking like models

8.

When the got bored with the game how did it change?

a)

The pretended to be people they knew

b)

They had to not talk only act

c)

They just stopped playing and went home

d)

They had to jump rope with their eyes closed

9.
Why did Esperanza feel close to Aunt Lupe?
a)
Esperanza is a good swimmer just like Aunt Lupe
b)
Aunt Lupe favored Esperanza over Nenny and Carlos
c)
Aunt Lupe listened to Esperanza's poems and gave her advice on her writing
d)
Aunt Lupe practically raised Esperanza as her own child
10.

What happens to Aunt Lucy?

a)

She recovers

b)

She gets sicker

c)

She dies

d)

She comes back to Chicago

11.

What is Elenita's talent?

a)

She paints portraits

b)

She is an amazing cook

c)

She is a fortune teller

d)

She has the voice of an angel

12.

What does Esperanza want Elenita to tell her about?

a)

When she will get married?

b)

When/If she will get a real house?

c)

How many children she will have?

d)

How many children her parents will have?

13.
What does Elenita tell Esperanza that disappoints her?
a)
She says Esperanza will never move from Mango Street
b)
She says Esperanza will achieve her American Dream
c)
She says Esperanza will eventually have a home in the heart
d)
She says Esperanza will eventually have a home in Mexico all to herself
14.

In the vignette, Geraldo No Last Name, how does Marin meet Geraldo?

a)

They danced together at a club

b)

She goes to the restaurant where he works

c)

He moved into an apartment on Mango St.

d)

She knocked on his door while selling Avon

15.

What happens to Geraldo?

a)

He moves back to Mexico

b)

He gets engaged to Marin

c)

He shoots someone

d)

He is hit by a car and dies

16.

Why is the Vignette called Geraldo No Last Name?

a)

He doesn't have any identification (ID card, License, Passport)

b)

His last name is really hard to pronounce

c)

He has amnesia and only know his first name

d)

This is how the people on Mango St. tease him