"The House on Mango Street"

From what point of view is the story told? First Person Second Person Third Person When the nun from the narrator's school repeated "you live there," what can we infer the narrator felt? Pride in the status of her house. Shame looking up at the third floor, paint peeling, barred window apartment. Discomfort in the nun knowing where she lives. Gratitude for her teacher visiting her at home. Which statement does not describe the house on Mango Street? The bricks are crumbling It is large and blue There is no front yard The windows are small What is an example of personification that the author uses on the first page? Out back is a small garage for the car we don't own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two' buildings on either side. It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath. The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed two days before and the owner had painted on the wood YES WE'RE OPEN so as not to lose business. They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be Ours for always so we wouldn't have to move each year. In the sentence, "We had to leave the flat' on Loomis quick," the word flat most nearly means: A large, tented area A highrise apartment A large, open grassland An apartment on one floor of a building How was the house on Mango street different than the other houses they had lived in? It was their own house. It was the biggest and nicest place they'd lived It finally had enough room for everyone to have their own bedroom. It was in a nice neighborhood. What is the narrator's name, and what does it mean in English? It is "Esperanza," and it means light. It is "Esperanza," and it means hope. It is "Ninny," and it means hope. It is "Ninny," and it means balance. What type of house does Esperanza really want? Big, white with trees around it, and three bathrooms Fancy, with chandeliers A red brick house with a large yard Who is Esperanza named after? Her mother Her grandmother Her great-grandmother In the first vignette, a major theme of the novel is introduced. Discuss what the narrator’s view of a home is. What makes a house a home? Is the narrator satisfied with her house? Does she feel that she belongs there? What do the narrator’s thoughts and dreams about having a home tell us about her? Explain. Respond to the question in paragraph form (5-6 sentences in length). Draw a symbol that represents your home.