The House on Mango Street & Woman Hollering Creek & Other Stories: Study Help: Quiz

1: What is the meaning of Esperanza’s name?

a. Hope

b. Beauty

c. Love

d. Peace

2: What reason does Cathy give for her family moving out of the neighborhood?

a. They inherited money

b. Her father had a job transfer

c. The neighborhood is going downhill

d. Her parents are divorcing

3: Who moves into Cathy’s house?

a. Alicia

b. The Vargas family

c. Marin

d. Meme Ortiz

4: Where does Esperanza get her first job?

a. At a photo developing store

b. At a beauty salon

c. At her aunt’s stationery shop

d. At a restaurant

5: Where does the fortune-teller say Esperanza will have a home?

a. In the city

b. In the heart

c. In Mexico

d. In her dreams

6: Who is Geraldo?

a. The boy who Marin’s parents want her to marry

b. The boy who is hit by a car and dies in the hospital

c. The boy that Marin marries

d. Esperanza’s cousin from Mexico

7: What reason does Esperanza’s mother give for quitting school?

a. She had no way to get there.

b. She wanted to get married.

c. She got pregnant.

d. She was ashamed of her clothes.

8: What mysterious place do Esperanza and her friends play in?

a. A rundown boathouse

b. An abandoned garden

c. A deserted lake house

d. An old movie theater

9: Why does Sally marry?

a. Because she is deeply in love

b. To support her family

c. Because she is pregnant

d. To escape her abusive father

10: Which is the best description of how Esperanza feels about her time living on Mango Street?

a. She detests her experience and never wants anything to do with it again.

b. She wants to escape it, but she knows it will always be a part of her.

c. She has happy and fond memories will always be with her.

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