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Mango Street Review
Review Questions and Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the narrator tell us about her house on Mango Street? | It's small and red with tight steps in front,and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath. |
| What does Cathy Queen of Cats tell Esperanza forgetting she just moved in? | The neighborhood is getting bad. |
| Who moved in to Cathy's house? | Meme Ortiz |
| How does Esperanza compare the Chinese to the Mexicans? | They both don't like their women strong. |
| What does Esperanza's name mean in English? | hope |
| What does Esperanza say she will have all her own someday? | A real house. |
| What did Nenny want to purchase at the old junk store? | A music box. |
| What started the argument when they were naming clouds? | They started name calling. |
| Who is described: Sitting by the window with her head in her hands. | Her Great Grandmother |
| Esperanza claims that those who don't know any better come into the neighborhood are scared. Why are they "scared"? | Because it is an all Hispanic town. |
| What did Darius see in the clouds? | God |
| Describe the Vargas children. | They are bad and don't respect anyone, not even themselves. |
| Who are the 2 friends that share a bike with Esperanza and Nenny? | Lucy and Racheal |
| What happened to Angel Vargas? | He died from jumping of a roof. |
| What does Alicia see at night? | Mice. |
| Why does Marin live downstairs form Meme? | Loui's family rents the apartment downstairs from Meme. |
| How does Marin think she can leave Mango Street? | Getting married so her husband can take her away. |
| What happened to Loui's cousin after he gave them a ride in his Cadillac? What does Esperanza learn? | He crashed the car and got arrested. She learned to not take things for granted because they wont be there forever. |
| What motivates the girls to wear high heel shoes all day? | It makes them feel grown up and beautiful. |
| Who is the homesick one? | Mamacita. |
| Who is the girl with eyes like Egypt and nylons the color of smoke? | Sally |
| Esperanza went to the funeral of a baby. What baby died/ | Lucy and Racheals sister |
| What is the name of the boy who has a girlfriend named Louis? | Sire |
| What caused Esperanza's embarrassment at her cousin's baptism? | Her mom got sick and she had no sense of humor when it happened. |
| The letter that Esperanza's mom writes to the nuns show her... | that she is better off telling the truth |
| What did they call the kids that eat in the canteen? | special |
| Who are the 3 sisters? | Lucy and Racheal's aunts. |
| Why did Esperanza's father tell her first that his own father died? | Because she is the oldest and that it is tradition. |
| What did the Oriental man ask Esperanza to give him for his birthday? | A kiss |
| Why does Esperanza need a job? | Catholic school is expensive and public school will turn her into a bad person. |
| What were Esperanza and hr friends doing on the day her blind crippled aunt died? | Playing a game where you act like something and the other people have to guess what it is. They were being her aunt. |
| What did her aunt encourage Esperanza to do? | keep writing |
| Marin met Geraldo at a __________.She was the last one to see him alive because he was a victim of a _____and_____ accident. | dance, hit and run |
| What did Elenita, the palm reader, tell Esperanza about a house? | She sees a home in the heart. |
| Esperanza's mother claims that when she gets older her dusty hair will settle and her blouse will learn to stay clean, but she has decided not to grow up _________. | tame |
| Who would Esperanza allow to live in the attic f her home? | bums |
| Why did Sally come to live with Esperanza? | Her father was abusing her. |
| Why does Sally get married? | to escape her abusive father |
| Why did Esperanza's mother quit school? | Because she did not have nice clothes to wear. |
| Who was Esperanza waiting for, and where was she waiting when the boy grabbed her? | Sally, by the red clowns. |
| What does Esperanza tell Alicia? What does Alicia tell her? | She does not belong. Alicia says she will always be Mango Street and she will always come back. |
| What does Esperanza want most of all? | Her own house and to leave Mango Street. |
| What did the 3 sisters say to Esperanza? | To come back to Mango Street and to remember the people there that can't leave. |
| What will she take with her when she laves Mango Street? | memories of Mango Street. |
| What is Alicia's and Esperanza's response to the thought of the mayor coming to Mango Street? | They laugh. |
| How does Esperanza describe her dream house? | white as snow, clean as paper |
| What mysterious place does Esperanza and her friends often play? | The Monkey Garden |
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