House on Mango Street: Background and 1-5

The author of House on Mango Street is:

• Lorraine Hansberry

• Sandra Cisneros

• William Shakespeare

• William Golding

The main character's first name is _______, and she lives in ________.

• Sandra, Chicago

• Esperanza, Chicago

• Sandra, California

• Esperanza, California

The story is told with what type of narrator?

• Third person

• Third person, omniscient

• First person

• Second person

The sections of the story are called:

• Vignettes

• Chapters

• Preface

• Scenes

True or False: Cisneros was born in Chicago and had six sisters.

• True

• False

True/False: During her childhood Cisneros moved a lot.

• True

• False

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The House on Mango Street was published in:

• 2008

• 1984

• 1964

• 2018

Cisneros currently lives in:

• Texas

• California

• Chicago

• New Jersey

Her eyes glistened like the sun is a:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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The sorrowful moon was jealous of the exuberant sun is a:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

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