WorksheetsThe House on Mango Street (Vig. 22-25)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why does Papa wake up tired in the dark?
He has to go to work.
His father died.
His mother died.
He has to sweep the floor.
Esperanza is surprised to see her father _________.
Cry
Laugh
Dance
Shout
In the vignette, Born Bad, what is wrong with Aunt Lupe?
She has a disease
She is in Mexico and can't return to Chicago
Her son died
She has mice in her house
In the vignette, Born Bad, what is wrong with Aunt Lupe?
She has a disease
She is in Mexico and can't return to Chicago
Her son died
She has mice in her house
What was Aunt Lucy really good at?
Running
Double Dutch
Skating
Swimming
What does Esperanza mean when she says, "I think diseases have no eyes."?
Diseases just randomly happen to people.
Diseases are not people
Diseases pick people on purpose
Diseases are not like people.
What "game" were Esperanza and the girls playing?
Hopscotch
Double Dutch
Acting like famous people
Walking like models
When the got bored with the game how did it change?
The pretended to be people they knew
They had to not talk only act
They just stopped playing and went home
They had to jump rope with their eyes closed
What happens to Aunt Lucy?
She recovers
She gets sicker
She dies
She comes back to Chicago
What is Elenita's talent?
She paints portraits
She is an amazing cook
She is a fortune teller
She has the voice of an angel
What does Esperanza want Elenita to tell her about?
When she will get married?
When/If she will get a real house?
How many children she will have?
How many children her parents will have?
In the vignette, Geraldo No Last Name, how does Marin meet Geraldo?
They danced together at a club
She goes to the restaurant where he works
He moved into an apartment on Mango St.
She knocked on his door while selling Avon
What happens to Geraldo?
He moves back to Mexico
He gets engaged to Marin
He shoots someone
He is hit by a car and dies
Why is the Vignette called Geraldo No Last Name?
He doesn't have any identification (ID card, License, Passport)
His last name is really hard to pronounce
He has amnesia and only know his first name
This is how the people on Mango St. tease him
