Mango - Guided Reading Questions 6

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San Pasqual Academy English 9 & 10 - Ms. Priester/Ms. Na’im

“The House on Mango Street” Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street, New York: Random House, 1984. Guided Reading Questions Directions: Write your answers on a separate piece of paper. Attach this grade sheet to your answer sheet.

Beautiful and Cruel 1. What type of woman does Esperanza want to be when she grows up? A Smart Cookie 2. What are Esperanza’s mother’s regrets about her own life and what does she advise Esperanza? What Sally Said 3. Describe Sally’s relationship with her own father and what happens in the vignette “What Sally Said”. The Monkey Garden 4. How and why does Esperanza try to save Sally from Tito? What does she notice about her feet and the garden when she goes to save Sally? Red Clowns 5. What happened at the carnival and why does Esperanza blame Sally and all the other women in her life for what happened? Linoleum Roses 6. What were Sally’s expectations of married life and how do her expectations compare to reality? The Three Sisters 7. What do the old aunts predict for Esperanza’s future and what do they tell her she must do? Alicia and I Talking on Edna’s Steps 8. What do Alicia and Esperanza discuss while sitting on Edna’s steps? A House of My Own 9. Describe the house of Esperanza’s dreams. Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes 10. How does Esperanza finally define herself and how does her resolution help her to cope with her perception of her house? 11. What does Esperanza plan to do for the people on Mango Street after she has moved away?

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Page 1 of 1 From: Kristen Lowe, 2006 Oakland Unified School District - Lesson by Mary. Scott for House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

11/4/2009