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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37: "What Sally Said".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marin live with Louie’s family?
(a) Her own family is in Puerto Rico.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is homeless and has nowhere to go.
(d) She is an orphan.

2. What bird does Esperanza compare Sally’s hair to?
(a) A raven.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A dove.
(d) A peacock.

3. How has Esperanza “begun her own quiet war”?
(a) By befriending only girls.
(b) By refusing to do what her teachers tell her to do.
(c) By challenging gender expectations and roles.
(d) By defying her parents’ desires.

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

5. Finish the quote: “Here there is too much sadness and not enough __________.”
(a) Money.
(b) Sky.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What isn’t Sally supposed to do due to her family’s religious beliefs?

2. Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?

3. Who helps her disguise her wounds?

4. What does Earl do for a living?

5. What does Sally do before she goes home?

(see the answer key)

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