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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of this vignette she uses a metaphor to compare herself to a what?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) An anchor.
(c) A rushing river.
(d) A red balloon.

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

3. What do the girls find in this vignette?
(a) High heels.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Rosary beads.
(d) Wedding dresses.

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

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

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

7. Who encourages her in going to the Catholic high school?
(a) Uncle Nacho.
(b) Aunt Lupe.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Her father.

8. What happens at the end of their discussion?
(a) They decide to go buy some candy.
(b) They all get in an argument and begin teasing each other.
(c) They ride their bicycle around town.
(d) They are laughing at how silly they are.

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

10. How does Esperanza feel about the house on Mango Street?
(a) Satisfied. They are so happy to be in a home of their own.
(b) Angry, they were evicted from their last house.
(c) Ashamed of the level of poverty that they live in.
(d) Dissatisfied. It is better than the rest, but only temporary.

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

12. Esperanza is overcome with grief at the end of this vignette, why is this?
(a) She misses her abuelito.
(b) She thinks of her own father dying.
(c) She hates funerals and does not want to go.
(d) She thinks of dying herself.

13. How many siblings does Esperanza have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. What does Esperanza have to lie about when she shows up on her first day at her new job?
(a) Her age.
(b) Where she lives.
(c) Her ethnicity.
(d) Her gender.

15. A house. What does Esperanza see that reminds her of Mexico?
(a) A house.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has died at the beginning of this vignette?

2. What is Esperanza comparing in her family?

3. Who wouldn’t marry, at first?

4. How many days does it take Esperanza to convince her mother to allow her to eat in the canteen?

5. What did Esperanza’s family buy from Gil’s Furniture?

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