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 is the “big one’s” name?
(a) Nenny.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Lucy.

2. What does Esperanza once buy for a dime?
(a) A porcelain mug.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A statue of liberty figurine.
(d) A book.

3. Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
(a) Sandra Cisneros.
(b) Harper Lee.
(c) Usula K. LeGuin.
(d) Randy Johannson.

4. Who does she warn Nenny and Esperanza to stay away from?
(a) Titus.
(b) Louie and his cousin.
(c) Sally’s father.
(d) Joe, the baby-grabber.

5. Louie is the oldest of ___________?
(a) A family of little sisters.
(b) Two children.
(c) A family of brothers.
(d) Ten children.

6. What happened to the winner?
(a) They broke both arms.
(b) They won a bag of candy.
(c) Their mother grounded them.
(d) They got to ride the bike for a week.

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

8. What is Nenny’s full name?
(a) Nanette.
(b) Natalia.
(c) Macarena.
(d) Magdalena.

9. How do Nenny and Esperanza resemble each other?
(a) They have the same thick hair.
(b) They have the same laughter.
(c) They have the same fat Popsicle lips.
(d) They are the same height.

10. What does Rachel believe is “good for holding babies while you are cooking”?
(a) Baby slings.
(b) Hips.
(c) Arms.
(d) Baby backpacks.

11. Whose father was it?
(a) Aunt Lupe’s father.
(b) Esperanza’s mother’s father.
(c) Esperanza’s father’s father.
(d) Esperanza’s.

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

13. Where does Esperanza’s family go?
(a) To a funeral.
(b) To a party after her cousin’s baptism.
(c) To a Quinceañera.
(d) To a wedding.

14. How many steps are in the front of Meme’s house?
(a) 41.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

15. How many days does it take Esperanza to convince her mother to allow her to eat in the canteen?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where have the two girls just moved?

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

3. Who is too young to be her friend?

4. Finish the quote: “Here there is too much sadness and not enough __________.”

5. What does Kiki have hair like?

(see the answer keys)

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