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Question	Answer
Where did Esperanza's family live before mango street?	Loomis third floor
Wehre did Esperanza's family live before Loomis?	Keeler then Paulina
Her family?	Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny
Who says "you live there?"	Nun
Whose hair is like a broom all up in the air? What device?	Papa; metaphor
Whose hair is straight and thick?	carlos
Whose hair is slippery?	Nenny
Whose hair is like fur?	Kiki; metaphor
Whose hair is like little rosettes, little candy circles all curly and pretty, sweet to put to your nose, the warm smell of bread before you bake it?	Mama
Why can't Esperanza and Nenny be friends?	she is too young
"Until then I am a red balloon, balloon tied to an anchor"	- wants to be free but is tied down
What does Esperanza mean in English and in Spanish? What does the express?	hope; sadness, waiting, too many letters; conflict america and culture
Whose was Esperanza named after?	Grandma
Describe the great-grandmother.	brave, free-willed, wild
What happened to her great grandmother that she changed?	she was forced marriage, and never forgave him and looked out the window her whole life their sadness on an elbow
"but i don't want to inherit her place by the window"	make her own legacy
"But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver	- recognize the beauty of her heritage
"I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees."	- shows conflict - what she wants - transformation - new life/ religious imagery
A name life..	lisandra, maritza, or Zeze the X - superhero
Cathy is	Caucasian w/ European descent
Cathy who is queen of cats has cats and cats and cats. baby cats, big cats skinny cats, sick cats	suggests loneliness
"You want a friend, she says. Okay I'll be you friend. But only till Next Tuesday."	Cathy
"Then as if she forgot i just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad "	feels superior
"If you give me five dollars I will be your friend forever."	Rachel
But i like them. their clothes are crooked and old . they are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks. it makes their bald ankles all red, but i like them	Rachel and Lucy description
Rachel and Lucy from where?	Texas
Bike symbolizes	freedom
Their laughter is like? A metaphor	surprised like a pile of dishes breaking not like the shy ice cream
"Yes, that's Mexico all right. That's what I was thinking"	Nenny; agrees w/her; relate to each other, same heritage
You can get lost in the mess that is Gil'f furniture Store	contrasts her life
What Esperanza buy for a dime? What does it symbolize?	The statue of liberty, freedom
Why does the Old man not sell it to them?	last hope; music transcends reality - poverty = magic
Gil	black man
Louis famil is	puertorican
Marin like Esperanza wants freedom craves for	a husband to save her
What is conflict?	To many kids only one against the other
Who is to blame?	Everyone but the kids; the dad doesn't take responsibility and leaves 1950s standard women can't have jobs
They are without respect for all living things	Vargas kids
Angel Vargas learned to fly and dropped from the sky like a sugar donut, just like a falling star, and exploded down to earth without even an "oh",	- good kids - want attention someone to love them - people aren't even shocked by untimely death - falling star die; runs of energy
mice represent	truth
what does Alicia's father do?	manipulate her to wanting her not to make choices for herself.
the Eskimo got ow many names for snow	thirty
how many kinds of snow does Lucy say there are?	two; dirty and clean
"And clouds got at least ten different names	Esperanza
Cumulus mean	cute
Cumulus mean cute	Rachel
"You know what you are, E you are like the Cream of Wheat cereal....lumps"	Lucy
"foot fleas, thats you"	espera
"Chicken lips"	Lucy
"Cockroach jelly"	Esperanza
"Cold frijoles"	Lucy
Whose feet were fat, like thick tamales?	grandpa of little feet
Whose feet were lovely, pink-pearls?	grandma
"Your mother know you got shoes like that? Them are dangerous"	Mr. Benny
he owned a grocery store	Mr. Benny
"You are a pretty girl. If i give you a dollar will you kiss me?"	bum man
(90).	citation
What i the theme?	Human v. Society, Thematically: "coming of age" story
Underlying meaning of And some more?	they are jealous and pressuring her to remain the same sine Esperanza wants and education to be liberal and free and independent
"We are tired of being beautiful"	didn't want to be responsibility and the danger of attracting men
"You who sent you here, this is no good till Sister Superior gives the okay. go upstairs and see her"	nun
"You don't live far you live across the boulevard. That's only four blocks Not even. three maybe.	sister superior
Esperanza is	anemic
doesn't like school is sometimes stupid and mostly a fool	Darius
My feet swell big and heavy like plungers, but i drag them across	metaphor
Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition. Ready to take you where?	simile
Where is the baptism?	Precious blood church
What did mama buy for the little cousin baptism ?	she but her socks, slips with little roses and a pink-and-white striped dress
Who pulls Esperanza to dance and who does she says no?	Uncle Nacho , her cousin
"They're good for holding a baby when you're cooking"	Rachel
"You need them to dance."	Lucy
they bloom like roses	simile
"but don't have too many or your behind will spread. that's how it is"	Rachel
"I want to shake like hoochie-coochie"	Lucy
Who start the lullaby?	Rachel
A witch woman Esperanza visits to have her fortune told. Elenita reads Tarot cards and tells Esperanza that she will have “a home in the heart.”	Elenita
flirts with Esperanza by pushing her in front of an open fire hydrant, and later he steals Sally’s keys in order to get her to kiss him and his friends.	tito
short, impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give particular insight into a character, idea, or setting	vignette
the form and structure of writing. Sentence structure and word choice and stylistic elements	style
allows a reader to "hear" a human personality in writing	voice
voice depends on	style, attitude, and perspective
How many short stories, and when did it come out?	44 short stories, 1983
What did the Oriental man say to Esperanza? What did he do?	He said it was his birthday and asked for a kiss on the cheek, but moved his lips and took her first kiss
Tone of the first job vignette?	matter-of-fact
Who died from the dads side?	grandpa; abuelito
What does Esperanza feel in papa who wakes up in the dark?	Esperanza: fear, worries because she can't help but think about what would happen if her dad died because he holds him
But i think diseases have no eyes. they pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone.	personification
"You must keep writing. it will keep you free"	Aunt Lupe
wipes the table with a rag because Ernie who is feeding the baby spilled kool-aid	Elenita
"Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart"	Elenita
a tall skinny lady with red lipstick and blue babushka, one blue sock and one green because she forgot, is the only grown-up we know who likes to play	Ruthie
She takes her dog Bobo for a walk and laughs all by herself	Character action
"Do what you want? How should I know"	Edna
Edna's mom threw out a pregnant lady because she owned what?	a duck
"Books are wonderful, They're wonderful, wonderful, but i can't read anymore. I get headache. I need to go to the eye doctor next week. I used to write children's book once did i tell you?"	Ruthie
What did Esperanza memorize?	:The Walrus and the carpenter"
the little wooden door that has wedged shut the dark for so long opens with a sigh and lets out a breath of mold and dampness, like books that have been left out in the rain	simile; personification
they don't walk like ordinary dogs but leap ad somersault	simile
Mama says she is a skinny thing, blond and pale like salamanders that have never seen the sun	simile
lives next door in Edna's basement works nights, blinds are always closed behind dust geraniums	Earl
Who is Sire's girlfriend?	Lois
tiny and pretty and smells like baby's skin	Lois
Tone of four skinny trees?	metaphorical, hopefulness
Why does Esperanza talk to the four trees?	she feels like she can connect and is in a similar situation as them growing under the concrete trying to break free ad remember the reason they be
the big mama of the man across the street	Mamacita
What can't mamacita do? what does she want?	speak English, to go back home
What can she say?	He's not here, no speak English, holy smokes
What does the baby boy say that breaks mamacita's heart?	starts to sing the Pepsi commercial
getting old from leaning out the window so much	Rafaela
Rafaela leans out the window and leans on her elbow and dreams her hair is like Rapunzel's	allusion
What doe Rafaela drink on tuesdays?	coconut and papaya juice; Longing for her old country through the juice
Theme in Rafaela?	Patriarchy
Which Vargas died?	Angel Vargas
Where do they play?	on Mr. Benny's roof
girl with Egypt eyes and nylons the color of smoke; shiny black hair like raven feathers	Sally
her father is strict because of	religion
What does Sally want?	Craves relationship with freedom; love
"Kids if i give you a dollar will you go to the store and buy me something?"	Rafaela
Why is wearing black dangerous?	adultish
Why are Sally and Cheryl not friends anymore?	since last Tuesday before Easter , made her ear bleed because she called Sally a name and bit a hole in Sally's arm

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