The House on Mango Street, stories 1, 4, 12, 16, 21 & 40
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- Q1
In Vignette # 1, The House on Mango Street, did Sandra's family move a lot?
Yes.
No.
The story does not tell the readers.
45s - Q2
In Vignette # 1, The House on Mango Street, did Sandra's family own their house on Mango Street?
The story does not tell us.
No.
Yes.
45s - Q3
In Vignette # 1, The House on Mango Street, Sandra does not share a room with her sister.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q4
In Vignette # 1, The House on Mango Street, Mama calls their house ...
a haven
for the time being
a castle
permanent
30s - Q5
In My Name, the narrator was named after her great-grandmother.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q6
In My Name, the narrator's great-grandmother did not get married.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q7
In My Name, the narrator wants to change her name from Esperenza to something that is less like her.
falsetrueTrue or False45s - Q8
In Those Who Don't, what is a PARAPHRASE of:
"Those who don't know any better come into our neighborhood scared."
People who are not wise about our neighborhood feel afraid when they arrive.
People who don't know about our neighborhood don't worry when they come here.
Nobody comes to our neighborhood because they fear it.
60s - Q9
What does it mean to paraphrase something?
It means to put into different words.
It means to state the opposite.
It means to guess what it means.
45s - Q10
In Those Who Don't, the narrator provides "nicknames" to people in the neighborhood that visitors are scared to visit.
What does this suggest? E.g., "We know the guy with the crooked eye is Davey. "
The narrator is mean-spirited.
The narrator doesn't like the people in her neighborhood.
The narrator is part of the neighborhood, is familiar with the neighbors and is not fearful of them.
120s - Q11
In Those Who Don't, does the neighbor reveal that when her neighborhood people visit other neighborhoods, they are scared?
Yes.
No.
45s - Q12
In And Some More, what is the main object that is being discussed?
fleas
bare feet
clouds
45s - Q13
In The First Job, where is the narrator's first job?
at a school
in a corner grocery store
at a Photo Finish store
30s - Q14
In The First Job, what color were the gloves that the narrator wore?
green
black
white
30s - Q15
In Linoleum Roses, Sally was married when she was very young. How young?
Sally married when she was in 10th grade.
Sally married when she was in 9th grade.
Sally married before she was in 8th grade.
45s