Why did Esperanza's mother quit school?
Answer: She was ashamed of her clothes
Why did Esperanza's mother quit school?
Answer: She was ashamed of her clothes
Answer: She was ashamed of her clothes
According to lecture, what phrase does Cisneros use to describe the style of The House on Mango Street?
According to lecture, what phrase does Cisneros use to describe the style of The House on Mango Street?
Answer: Lazy poems
What did Esperanza contribute money to buy to share with her two new friends?
What did Esperanza contribute money to buy to share with her two new friends?
Answer: A bike
Why is Esperanza surprised that Darius says that cloud was god?
Why is Esperanza surprised that Darius says that cloud was god?
Answer: Because he never talks
Which of the following comparisons does Esperanza use to describe her name?
Which of the following comparisons does Esperanza use to describe her name?
Answer: The number nine, sad songs, and waiting
What favor do Esperanza and her friends do for Rafaela?
What favor do Esperanza and her friends do for Rafaela?
Answer: Buy her fruit juice
Who is arrested for stealing a big Cadillac?
Who is arrested for stealing a big Cadillac?
Answer: Louie's cousin
What does Esperanza compare having hips to?
What does Esperanza compare having hips to?
Answer: A Buick with the keys in the ignition
What does Esperanza compare her life having to take care of her sister Nenny to?
What does Esperanza compare her life having to take care of her sister Nenny to?
Answer: A balloon tied to an anchor
What would Esperanza rather be named?
What would Esperanza rather be named?
Answer: Zeze the X
At the dance after her cousin's baptism, what does Esperanza say her feet feel like?
At the dance after her cousin's baptism, what does Esperanza say her feet feel like?
Answer: Plungers
What happened to Geraldo who has no last name?
What happened to Geraldo who has no last name?
Answer: He was run over by a car
The theme of "trapped" women is a common one in the story. Which one of the following women is not trapped by her life?
The theme of "trapped" women is a common one in the story. Which one of the following women is not trapped by her life?
Answer: Marin
Which of the following is not a major theme in the House on Mango Street?
Which of the following is not a major theme in the House on Mango Street?
Answer: Religion
Why does Cathy agree to be Esperanza's friend only until Tuesday?
Why does Cathy agree to be Esperanza's friend only until Tuesday?
Answer: Her family is moving out of the neighborhood
Who makes Esperanza feel ashamed of her house by making her point it out while she is playing in the street?
Who makes Esperanza feel ashamed of her house by making her point it out while she is playing in the street?
Answer: A nun
What sort of girl does Sire's girlfriend Lois appear to be?
What sort of girl does Sire's girlfriend Lois appear to be?
Answer: Loose, unintelligent, and pretty
What event causes Esperanza's father to cry and makes her realize that men have emotions too?
What event causes Esperanza's father to cry and makes her realize that men have emotions too?
Answer: His father's death
What item in Gil's Furniture store fascinates Esperanza and her sister but is not for sale?
What item in Gil's Furniture store fascinates Esperanza and her sister but is not for sale?
Answer: Music box
What kind of animal does Cathy, who is described as "Queen," have many of?
What kind of animal does Cathy, who is described as "Queen," have many of?
Answer: Cats
Who does Esperanza say has hair like little rosettes, candy circles all curly and smells like bread?
Who does Esperanza say has hair like little rosettes, candy circles all curly and smells like bread?
Answer: Her mother
As emphasized lecture, who does Esperanza say has hair like a broom, all up in the air?
As emphasized lecture, who does Esperanza say has hair like a broom, all up in the air?
Answer: Her father
How does Esperanza decide to defy social conventions at home?
How does Esperanza decide to defy social conventions at home?
Answer: She doesn't do her dishes
Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance at her cousin's baptismal party?
Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance at her cousin's baptismal party?
Answer: She is wearing her old school shoes
As emphasized in lecture, what color is the house on Mango Street?
As emphasized in lecture, what color is the house on Mango Street?
Answer: Red
What does Alicia who is Afraid of Mice Have to do every morning?
What does Alicia who is Afraid of Mice Have to do every morning?
Answer: Make Tortillas
In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on high heels and walk around the neighborhood with them. They are having a fun time until what happens?
In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on high heels and walk around the neighborhood with them. They are having a fun time until what happens?
Answer: A bum offers Rachel a dollar for a kiss
What type of sandwich does Esperanza bring to lunch the day she gets to eat in the "Canteen" at school?
What type of sandwich does Esperanza bring to lunch the day she gets to eat in the "Canteen" at school?
Answer: Rice
Which words below best describe Esperanza's great grandmother?
Which words below best describe Esperanza's great grandmother?
Answer: Wild and Independent
What color does Esperanza say her name is like?
What color does Esperanza say her name is like?
Answer: Muddy
Why can't Rosa Vargas, whose life is an allusion to the nursery rhyme "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe," take care of her children?
Why can't Rosa Vargas, whose life is an allusion to the nursery rhyme "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe," take care of her children?
Answer: Her husband left her and she has no way to support her family
What is Esperanza's theory about disease when she's thinking of her Aunt Lupe's illness?
What is Esperanza's theory about disease when she's thinking of her Aunt Lupe's illness?
Answer: That it's random
What does Sally have to do in the Monkey Garden to get her keys back?
What does Sally have to do in the Monkey Garden to get her keys back?
Answer: Kiss a boy
Why does Sally leave Esperanza alone at the "Red Clown" carnival?
Why does Sally leave Esperanza alone at the "Red Clown" carnival?
Answer: To flirt with boys
In what city is The House on Mango Street set?
In what city is The House on Mango Street set?
Answer: Chicago
Esperanza's best friends are:
Esperanza's best friends are:
Answer: Rachel and Lucy
What period of time does The House on Mango Street cover?
What period of time does The House on Mango Street cover?
Answer: One year
What kind of place does Esperanza want to live in?
What kind of place does Esperanza want to live in?
Answer: A house that is all her own, a house that is quite as snow
How are the first and last chapters of House on Mango Street similar?
How are the first and last chapters of House on Mango Street similar?
Answer: Some of the language used to describe her family's house is repeated
According to lecture, what writer likely influenced Sandra Cisneros with the idea of a woman having "a room of one's own"?
According to lecture, what writer likely influenced Sandra Cisneros with the idea of a woman having "a room of one's own"?
Answer: Virginia Woolf
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