3. Why doesn’t Sally leave her apartment?
(a) She is ill.
(b) She’s depressed and homesick.
(c) She has no money to buy goods.
(d) She’s afraid to do so without her husband’s permission.

4. What does Esperanza want?
(a) A boyfriend to hold her.
(b) More siblings.
(c) A new job so that she can leave Mango Street.
(d) A new jacket.

5. What does she tell the school about her blue marks on her body?
(a) That she has a new puppy who bites her.
(b) That she’s ill.
(c) That her father is abusive.
(d) That she’s fallen.

6. Before Aunt Lupe’s illness, she used to enjoy what activity?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Running.
(c) Jumping rope.
(d) Hiking.

7. Who meets Geraldo?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Marin.
(c) Sally.
(d) Esperanza.

8. What did Esperanza’s mother used to do?
(a) Sing opera.
(b) Teach.
(c) Swim.
(d) Write.

9. What color is her house on Mango Street?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

10. What does Aunt Lupe tell Esperanza to do?
(a) She tells her to marry soon, while she’s still young.
(b) She tells her to be practical.
(c) She tells her to keep going to school.
(d) She tells her to keep writing.

11. What has Esperanza decided?
(a) “To not have babies, ever.”
(b) “To not grow up tame like the others.”
(c) “To grow large and fat.”
(d) “To leave Mango Street and never return.”

12. What does one of the aunts tell Esperanza?
(a) “You will have too many children to have a job.”
(b) “Life is short. Get out of Mango Street.”
(c) “You will never finish school.”
(d) “You will always be Mango Street.”

13. What is Tito’s mother doing when Esperanza goes to her house?
(a) Mowing the lawn.
(b) Ironing shirts.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Cooking.

14. Which adult likes to play with children?
(a) Edna.
(b) Sally.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Gil.

15. Who is the landlord of the apartment buildings?
(a) Joe, the baby grabber.
(b) Edna, Ruthie’s mother.
(c) Esperanza’s papa.
(d) Sally’s father.