The House on Mango Street Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The House on Mango Street Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does she plan on doing as soon as she gets back to P.R.?
(a) Teach elementary school.
(b) Have more children.
(c) Attend university.
(d) Marry her boyfriend.

4. Who does Cathy believe she is a descendent of?
(a) A Russian princess.
(b) The Queen of England.
(c) The Queen of France.
(d) The US president.

5. How does she feel when she drives into another neighborhood of “another color”?
(a) Excited.
(b) Scared.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Happy.

6. In the family of little feet, who sleeps on the couch?
(a) The grandfather.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) The grandmother.

7. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?
(a) Esperanza’s younger sister.
(b) Esperanza’s Papa.
(c) Esperanza’s abuelito.
(d) Esperanza’s Aunt Lupe.

8. How does she describe Nenny’s hair?
(a) As wet.
(b) As fluffy.
(c) As slippery.
(d) As furry.

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

10. Why do they want five dollars from Esperanza?
(a) To buy a bike.
(b) To buy candy.
(c) To prove her loyalty.
(d) To buy food for dinner.

11. Who gets Esperanza a job?
(a) Mama.
(b) Papa.
(c) Her Aunt Lala.
(d) Uncle Nacho.

12. What kind of dog does Meme have?
(a) A golden retriever.
(b) A sheepdog.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A beagle.

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

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

15. Who is standing at the front door holding boxes and bags of new clothes?
(a) Aunt Lupe.
(b) Esperanza’s Mama.
(c) Uncle Nacho.
(d) Esperanza’s papa.

Short Answer Questions

1. While they are talking about hips, what else are the girls doing?

2. Where is Esperanza’s new job?

3. Why must Alicia be the one to wake early to make the lunchbox tortillas?

4. Who moves into Cathy’s house?

5. What do the girls find in this vignette?

(see the answer keys)

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