The House on Mango Street Chapters 1-21

The House on Mango Street
How was the house on Mango Street different from the other houses the family had lived in?

• It was the largest house they had ever lived in.
• The government was paying for it.
• It was their own house.
• It was the first two-story house they had lived in.

Where did the narrator NOT live before she moved to the house on Mango Street?

• Loomis

• Mexico

• Keeler

• Paulina

Esperanza's younger sister is...

• Carlos

• Kiki

• Nenny

• Cathy

The House on Mango Street
True or False: The narrator says Nenny is her best friend.

• True
• False

_____________________________________ was a wild woman who was forced to get married.

• Mama

• Great-grandmother

• Rachel

• Lucy

Where did Esperanza get her name?

• Her mother

• Her great grandmother

• Her grandmother

• Nobody, her name is original

Why do Esperanza and her friends need $5?

• To buy a bike

• To buy a corn in a cup

• To buy some candy

• To buy a bus ticket

How does living on the house on Mango Street affect Esperanza?

• Esperanza doesn't like living on Mango Street, she misses living on Loomis.

• Esperanza loves the house on Mango Street because they own the house, and don't have to pay rent.

• Esperanza doesn't want to live on Mango Street because the house is too small and she doesn't feel good enough.

• Esperanza wants to stay on Mango Street because she wants to make lots of friends.

How does the house impact Esperanza's feelings and thoughts?

• Esperanza believes that a house reflects a person's value, and therefore she wants a "real house."

• Esperanza is proud of living in the house because it's their own house.

• Esperanza doesn't feel happy living on Mango Street.

• Esperanza is excited to live on Mango Street because the house is red.

Why is Esperanza's description of her great grandmother as a "horse woman" important to the story?

• It shows why she calls her a "horse woman."

• It establishes her great grandmother as a wild and adventurous woman.

• It explains why Esperanza does not want to be like her great grandmother.

• It reveals Esperanza's admiration for her great grandmother.