<p>The House on Mango Street Study Guide for the Final Test</p><p>Part I: </p><p>Be familiar with the following, which will be in true or false form. (16 points)</p><p> How does Esperanza feel about her name, and why does she feel this way? </p><p> What is Esperanza’s first job?</p><p> How does Esperanza feel after mocking Aunt Lupe?</p><p> Does Sandra Cisneros write in traditional grammatical format?</p><p>Part II: (36 points) Short Answer Questions. Using complete sentences, you will answer questions about these topics, using specific details from the story.</p><p> Explain to whom the book is dedicated.</p><p> Name and describe the members of Esperanza’s immediate family. </p><p> Think about Esperanza’s connection to or relationship with her brothers in The House on </p><p>Mango Street. Give one reason to explain your conclusions. Hint: Consider the vignette </p><p>“Boys and Girls.”</p><p> Esperanza experiences many emotions as she tells her stories in </p><p>The House on Mango Street. Give an example for each emotion listed below.</p><p>GUILT – When does Esperanza feel and show guilt?</p><p>CURIOSITY- When does Esperanza feel curious? Give an example to </p><p> show her curiosity.</p><p> Give an example from the book to prove the following statements true.</p><p>-Adolescence is a period of confusion. </p><p>-Growing up female is difficult.</p><p>-How is a home different from a house? Part III: Short Essay. (33 points) You will be required to write one (or more) well- supported paragraph(s) in response to one of the following prompts: </p><p> o Each individual vignette is short and often simple, but the impact of all of them </p><p> together is very powerful. Prove this statement to be true. </p><p> o The character I’ll most remember from The House on Mango Street is _____. Explain</p><p> your answer.</p><p> o Explain how one of the main themes in the novel is belonging or fitting in.</p><p>Part IV: Quotes. (15 points) You will choose three of the quotes below and tell what each means. </p><p>“Stairs inside like the houses on T.V.” (page 4)</p><p>“Hair that smells like bread.” (page 7)</p><p>“I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor” (page 9)</p><p>“Laughing the crooked ride back.” (page 16)</p><p>“The nose of that yellow Cadillac was all pleated like an alligator’s.” (page 25)</p><p>“Those two green apples you call eyes.” (page 27)</p><p>“The tortilla star.” (page 31)</p><p>“You can never have too much sky.” (page 33)</p><p>“Sad like a house on fire.” (page 84)</p><p>“You are Mango Street” (page 107)</p>