The House on Mango Street Chapters 9-13

Does Esperanza have a positive opinion of the Vargas children?

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

Does Esperanza feel any sympathy for Rosa Vargas?

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

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

• yes

• no

• it's complicated

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

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

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

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

"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".

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

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