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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Esperanza believe Rosa Vargas is so upset?
(a) She doesn’t like her children because they are rude.
(b) She's tired.
(c) She’s overweight.
(d) Her husband left her with a whole bunch of kids and no money.

2. Who wins the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest?
(a) Titus.
(b) Meme.
(c) Sally.
(d) Carlos.

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

4. Who kisses Esperanza?
(a) Her boss.
(b) titus.
(c) A little old “Oriental” man who claims it is his birthday.
(d) Gil.

5. Whom does she describe as best friends?
(a) Lucy and Rachel.
(b) Nenny and Kiki.
(c) Kiki and Carlos.
(d) Carlos and Titus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esperanza believes that other people who wander into her neighborhood believe they will be attacked with what?

2. In Spanish what does she feel like her name means?

3. What do the canteen kids where around their necks?

4. Where does Esperanza want to eat lunch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is everyone surprised by Darius’s observations of the clouds?

2. Why does Esperanza believe that the boys and girls in her neighborhood live in separate worlds?

3. Why are they “tired of being beautiful”?

4. What does Esperanza feel like her name means?

5. Who is Esperanza?

6. Who encourages her to get a job?

7. What is Marin, Esperanza’s neighbor, waiting for?

8. What is Alicia afraid of?

9. Why is Cathy’s family moving out of the neighborhood?

10. What do the girls believe hips are good for?

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