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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does it make Esperanza feel when the nun asked, “You live there?”
(a) Like she was “lucky.”
(b) "Sad."
(c) Like “nothing.”
(d) "Proud."

2. From where have the two girls just moved?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Florida.

3. Who lives below Meme in a basement apartment?
(a) Joe, the baby grabber.
(b) Lucy and Rachel.
(c) Louie’s family.
(d) Edna and Ruthie.

4. With whom is Louie friends with?
(a) Meme Ortiz.
(b) Esperanza’s brother.
(c) Titus.
(d) Rachel’s brother.

5. What is Alicia afraid of?
(a) Mice, and her father.
(b) Her younger brothers.
(c) Being in charge of making the tortillas.
(d) Living without her mother.

6. Why will Cathy only be Esperanza’s friend until next Tuesday?
(a) She is leaving to visit her grandmother.
(b) She is moving away.
(c) She is changing schools.
(d) She doesn’t like Esperanza very much.

7. Where does Louie’s cousin take them on their ride in the Cadillac?
(a) To the beach.
(b) To town.
(c) To the countryside.
(d) Around the block.

8. What does Alicia inherit from her mother?
(a) Her aprons.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her dresses.
(d) Her rolling pin and sleepiness.

9. Why do the police handcuff Louie’s cousin?
(a) He killed someone.
(b) He stole the Cadillac.
(c) He was caught with drugs.
(d) He was trying to fight them.

10. Why are Louie’s parents sending Marin back to P.R. next year?
(a) She's pregnant.
(b) She is too expensive to feed and house.
(c) They say she is too much trouble.
(d) She refuses to babysit.

11. Who crumples like a coat and cries?
(a) Esperanza’s papa.
(b) Esperanza’s grandfather.
(c) Esperanza.
(d) Esperanza’s mama.

12. Why doesn’t Esperanza want to dance?
(a) She doesn’t know how.
(b) She’s embarrassed by her school shoes.
(c) She feels ill.
(d) There are no good dance partners.

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

14. What does Esperanza’s name mean in English?
(a) Constance.
(b) Patience.
(c) Faith.
(d) Hope.

15. “My papa’s hair is like a broom” is an example of what?
(a) A simile.
(b) A metaphor.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?

2. The beginning of this vignette begins as what?

3. Whom does she describe as best friends?

4. Who walks the best in the high heels?

5. How does Esperanza feel about the house on Mango Street?

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