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Mango Street Final
Final Exam Sophomore
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Esparanza | The novel’s heroine and narrator, an approximately twelve-year-old Chicana Esperanza is a budding writer dreams for a home of her own. chronicles a year in her life as she matures emotionally and sexually. The name Esperanza means “hope” in Spanish. |
| Nenny | Esperanza’s little sister. Nenny, whose real name is Magdalena, is a pretty, dreamy little girl for whom Esperanza is often responsible. she is often a source of embarrassment for Esperanza when the two of them play with Rachel and Lucy. |
| Mamma | grew up in the US. She is one of the smartest women , yet she seems to influence Esperanza very little. She is sometimes a source of comfort for Esperanza. All of her admirable attributes are lost on Esperanza because Mama has not escaped Mango Street |
| Papa | Esperanza’s father. Originally from Mexico, Papa is less domineering than the other father figures in the neighborhood. He works most of the time and is rarely home. |
| Lucy & Lucy | Lucy are Mexican-American sisters who live across the street from Esperanza. Lucy, the older sister, was born in Texas, while Rachel, the younger, was born in Chicago. Esperanza eventually chooses a more sexually mature friend, Sally. |
| Cathy | Esperanza’s first friend in the neighborhood. she moves out the week after Esperanza’s family moves in. She discourages Esperanza from becoming friends with Rachel and Lucy. She is one of the few characters who is not from Mexico or Latin America. |
| Zeze the X | The version of Esperanza who does not belong in the barrio. |
| Marin | A young woman from Puerto Rico who lives with her cousin’s family. baby-sitsso cannot leave the house. She sells makeup for Avon and teaches Esperanza and her friends about the world of boys. dreams about American men taking her away from to the suburbs. |
| Geraldo | A Mexican man Marin meets at a dance. Geraldo dies in a car accident the evening she meets him. Nobody, including Marin, knows anything about him, including his last name. |
| Aunt Lupe | Esperanza’s aunt. In her youth, Lupe was a vibrant, beautiful swimmer, but now she is old, blind, and bed-ridden. She listens to Esperanza’s poems and encourages her to keep writing, but Esperanza and her friends mock Lupe behind her back. |
| Earl | A neighbor who works nights sleeps during the day. Earl sometimes brings women home with him for short periods. The neighbors see these women at different times, and each thinks a different woman is his wife, but the women are probably prostitutes. |
| Sally | A girl Esperanza befriends the same year she moves to Mango Street. the same age as Esperanza but is sexually bold and seems quite glamorous to Esperanza. She is not a good friend to Esperanza, abandoning her time and again to go off with boys. |
| Elenita | 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.” |
| Ruthie | A childish grown-up neighbor who enjoys playing with Esperanza and her friends. her mother, Edna, is a landlady for the large building next door and ignores |
| Edna | Ruthie's mom who is the landlord |
| The three ladies at the end | Old ladies Esperanza meets at Lucy and Rachel’s baby sister’s wake. The three sisters are mysterious and guess Esperanza’s hopes and dreams. They advise Esperanza always to return to Mango Street after she leaves it. |
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