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| Where did Esperanza's family live before mango street? | Loomis third floor
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| Wehre did Esperanza's family live before Loomis? | Keeler then Paulina
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| Her family? | Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny
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| Who says "you live there?" | Nun
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| Whose hair is like a broom all up in the air? What device? | Papa; metaphor
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| Whose hair is straight and thick? | carlos
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| Whose hair is slippery? | Nenny
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| Whose hair is like fur? | Kiki; metaphor
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| 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
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| Why can't Esperanza and Nenny be friends? | she is too young
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| "Until then I am a red balloon, balloon tied to an anchor" | - wants to be free but is tied down
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| What does Esperanza mean in English and in Spanish? What does the express? | hope; sadness, waiting, too many letters; conflict america and culture
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| Whose was Esperanza named after? | Grandma
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| Describe the great-grandmother. | brave, free-willed, wild
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| 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
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| "but i don't want to inherit her place by the window" | make her own legacy
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| "But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver | - recognize the beauty of her heritage
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| "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
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| A name life.. | lisandra, maritza, or Zeze the X - superhero
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| Cathy is | Caucasian w/ European descent
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| Cathy who is queen of cats has cats and cats and cats. baby cats, big cats skinny cats, sick cats | suggests loneliness
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| "You want a friend, she says. Okay I'll be you friend. But only till Next Tuesday." | Cathy
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| "Then as if she forgot i just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad " | feels superior
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| "If you give me five dollars I will be your friend forever." | Rachel
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| 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
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| Rachel and Lucy from where? | Texas
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| Bike symbolizes | freedom
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| Their laughter is like? A metaphor | surprised like a pile of dishes breaking not like the shy ice cream
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| "Yes, that's Mexico all right. That's what I was thinking" | Nenny; agrees w/her; relate to each other, same heritage
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| You can get lost in the mess that is Gil'f furniture Store | contrasts her life
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| What Esperanza buy for a dime? What does it symbolize? | The statue of liberty, freedom
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| Why does the Old man not sell it to them? | last hope; music transcends reality - poverty = magic
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| Gil | black man
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| Louis famil is | puertorican
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| Marin like Esperanza wants freedom craves for | a husband to save her
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| What is conflict? | To many kids only one against the other
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| Who is to blame? | Everyone but the kids; the dad doesn't take responsibility and leaves 1950s standard women can't have jobs
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| They are without respect for all living things | Vargas kids
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| 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
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| mice represent | truth
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| what does Alicia's father do? | manipulate her to wanting her not to make choices for herself.
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| the Eskimo got ow many names for snow | thirty
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| how many kinds of snow does Lucy say there are? | two; dirty and clean
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| "And clouds got at least ten different names | Esperanza
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| Cumulus mean | cute
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| Cumulus mean cute | Rachel
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| "You know what you are, E you are like the Cream of Wheat cereal....lumps" | Lucy
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| "foot fleas, thats you" | espera
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| "Chicken lips" | Lucy
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| "Cockroach jelly" | Esperanza
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| "Cold frijoles" | Lucy
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| Whose feet were fat, like thick tamales? | grandpa of little feet
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| Whose feet were lovely, pink-pearls? | grandma
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| "Your mother know you got shoes like that? Them are dangerous" | Mr. Benny
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| he owned a grocery store | Mr. Benny
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| "You are a pretty girl. If i give you a dollar will you kiss me?" | bum man
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| (90). | citation
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| What i the theme? | Human v. Society, Thematically: "coming of age" story
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| 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
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| "We are tired of being beautiful" | didn't want to be responsibility and the danger of attracting men
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| "You who sent you here, this is no good till Sister Superior gives the okay. go upstairs and see her" | nun
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| "You don't live far you live across the boulevard. That's only four blocks Not even. three maybe. | sister superior
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| Esperanza is | anemic
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| doesn't like school is sometimes stupid and mostly a fool | Darius
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| My feet swell big and heavy like plungers, but i drag them across | metaphor
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| Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition. Ready to take you where? | simile
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| Where is the baptism? | Precious blood church
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| What did mama buy for the little cousin baptism ? | she but her socks, slips with little roses and a pink-and-white striped dress
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| Who pulls Esperanza to dance and who does she says no? | Uncle Nacho , her cousin
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| "They're good for holding a baby when you're cooking" | Rachel
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| "You need them to dance." | Lucy
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| they bloom like roses | simile
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| "but don't have too many or your behind will spread. that's how it is" | Rachel
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| "I want to shake like hoochie-coochie" | Lucy
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| Who start the lullaby? | Rachel
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| 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
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| 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
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| short, impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give particular insight into a character, idea, or setting | vignette
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| the form and structure of writing. Sentence structure and word choice and stylistic elements | style
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| allows a reader to "hear" a human personality in writing | voice
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| voice depends on | style, attitude, and perspective
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| How many short stories, and when did it come out? | 44 short stories, 1983
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| 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
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| Tone of the first job vignette? | matter-of-fact
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| Who died from the dads side? | grandpa; abuelito
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| 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
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| But i think diseases have no eyes. they pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone. | personification
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| "You must keep writing. it will keep you free" | Aunt Lupe
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| wipes the table with a rag because Ernie who is feeding the baby spilled kool-aid | Elenita
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| "Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart" | Elenita
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| 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
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| She takes her dog Bobo for a walk and laughs all by herself | Character action
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| "Do what you want? How should I know" | Edna
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| Edna's mom threw out a pregnant lady because she owned what? | a duck
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| "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
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| What did Esperanza memorize? | :The Walrus and the carpenter"
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| 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
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| they don't walk like ordinary dogs but leap ad somersault | simile
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| Mama says she is a skinny thing, blond and pale like salamanders that have never seen the sun | simile
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| lives next door in Edna's basement works nights, blinds are always closed behind dust geraniums | Earl
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| Who is Sire's girlfriend? | Lois
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| tiny and pretty and smells like baby's skin | Lois
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| Tone of four skinny trees? | metaphorical, hopefulness
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| 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
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| the big mama of the man across the street | Mamacita
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| What can't mamacita do? what does she want? | speak English, to go back home
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| What can she say? | He's not here, no speak English, holy smokes
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| What does the baby boy say that breaks mamacita's heart? | starts to sing the Pepsi commercial
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| getting old from leaning out the window so much | Rafaela
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| Rafaela leans out the window and leans on her elbow and dreams her hair is like Rapunzel's | allusion
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| What doe Rafaela drink on tuesdays? | coconut and papaya juice; Longing for her old country through the juice
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| Theme in Rafaela? | Patriarchy
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| Which Vargas died? | Angel Vargas
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| Where do they play? | on Mr. Benny's roof
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| girl with Egypt eyes and nylons the color of smoke; shiny black hair like raven feathers | Sally
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| her father is strict because of | religion
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| What does Sally want? | Craves relationship with freedom; love
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| "Kids if i give you a dollar will you go to the store and buy me something?" | Rafaela
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| Why is wearing black dangerous? | adultish
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| 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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