3. Who arrives in a yellow taxicab?
(a) Earl and his mother.
(b) Edna and Ruthie.
(c) Mamacita and her baby boy.
(d) Sally and her father.

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

5. What kind of place does Esperanza want to live in?
(a) A house full of children and a husband.
(b) A house that is all her own, a house that is quiet as snow.
(c) A mansion that has 8 bathrooms.
(d) An apartment in a nice downtown neighborhood.

6. What does Elenita tell Esperanza?
(a) That she will have 6 children.
(b) That she will have a home in her heart.
(c) That her mama is really ill.
(d) That she will not graduate from school.

7. What or whom does Esperanza believe understands her?
(a) Sally.
(b) The four skinny trees outside her bedroom window.
(c) The clouds and sky.
(d) Sire.

8. What is wrong with Mamacita?
(a) She is ill with a rare disease.
(b) She is homesick.
(c) She has no food to eat.
(d) Her little baby is sick.

9. What are Alicia and Esperanza talking about in this vignette?
(a) They are talking about how many children they should have.
(b) Esperanza wants a home that she’s proud of, a home that is far away from Mango Street.
(c) They are planning a plot to run away from home.
(d) They are talking about boys they like at school.

10. What is Rafaela’s husband afraid of?
(a) He is afraid that she will spend all of his money.
(b) He is afraid that she will get lost.
(c) He is afraid that she will run away because she is too beautiful to look at.
(d) He is afraid that she will go to the police for help.

11. Who does Esperanza compare Rafaela to?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Rapunzel.
(d) Sally.

12. What/who goes with Earl everywhere?
(a) His son.
(b) His red-tailed macaw.
(c) Two little black dogs.
(d) His wife.

13. Why is Minerva black and blue?
(a) Her children beat her.
(b) Her husband beats her.
(c) She is sick with cancer.
(d) She is very clumsy.

14. What is Esperanza’s mother’s advice for her?
(a) Her advice is for Esperanza to marry young while she still has her looks.
(b) Her advice is for Esperanza to have her babies while she is young.
(c) Her advice is for Esperanza to save her money, rather than spending it on school tuition.
(d) Her advice for Esperanza is to go to school and study hard.

15. What does Minerva do after her children have gone to sleep?
(a) Cry.
(b) Write poems.
(c) Fight with her husband.
(d) Drink wine.