House on Mango Street V#13-18

Does Esperanza have a positive opinion of the Vargas children?

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does Esperanza feel any sympathy for Rosa Vargas?

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Does Esperanza think that the community holds responsibility for other people?

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Alicia's father see as the role of women?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Esperanza admire about Alicia? Check all that apply.

• She's smart

• She's domesticated

• She's driven

• She's making her future happen

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

For Esperanza what might the sky symbolize? Check all that apply.

• a feeling of deep sadness

• a place of peace and security

• the potential for beauty

• a world of hope and possibilities

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Vote on why you think "And Some More" is written unconventionally and the dialogue doesn't have quotation marks around it.

• It is poetic

• It helps the writing flow better

• Cisneros is unconcerned with convention

• it mimics real speech more closely

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Them are dangerous, he says. You girls are too young to wearing ________ like that". What word is missing from this quote from "The Family of Little Feet".

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Check off the reasons Esperanza uses to try and convince her mom to let her take a packed lunch to school:

• she'll make her own lunch

• There will be fewer dishes for her mother to wash

• It will save the money

• Seeing her less will make her mother love her more

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Of the themes that have been presented in the novel so far, which is most prevalent in "Rice Sandwiches"?

• Home, Family, & community

• Social Class

• Identity & Maturity

• Foreignness & Culture

• Women & Girls

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2