2. Who arrives in a yellow taxicab?
(a) Earl and his mother.
(b) Sally and her father.
(c) Mamacita and her baby boy.
(d) Edna and Ruthie.

3. What point of view is The House on Mango Street written?
(a) First.
(b) Third – limited.
(c) Second.
(d) Third – omniscient.

4. Who does Esperanza compare Eddie Vargas to because he falls asleep under a hibiscus tree?
(a) Prince Charming.
(b) Rip Van Winkle.
(c) Rumpelstiltskin.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

5. Why does Esperanza believe Mamacita won’t come down from her apartment?
(a) She is too sick to leave.
(b) Esperanza believes she is afraid to speak English.
(c) Her baby is too sick to leave.
(d) She doesn’t like Mango Street.

6. What does Ruthie ask the girls to buy her at the grocery store?
(a) Candy.
(b) Catnip.
(c) Bird seed.
(d) Dog treats.

7. What does Sally do before she goes home?
(a) Meditates.
(b) She straightens her skirt and rubs her makeup off of her eyes.
(c) Covers her hair with her headscarf.
(d) Brushes her teeth.

8. What does Sally do?
(a) She quits school.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She gets a job.
(d) She gets married.

9. Who visits Earl on a regular basis?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) Different women, presumably prostitutes.
(d) His mother.

10. Who comes to get Sally when she’s staying with Esperanza’s family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

11. What does Minerva do after her children have gone to sleep?
(a) Cry.
(b) Write poems.
(c) Drink wine.
(d) Fight with her husband.

12. What does Sally do instead of run around with the other kids in the monkey garden?
(a) She flirts with Tito and his friends.
(b) She goes inside to cook and sew.
(c) She goes to the library to study.
(d) She goes shopping with her friends.

13. What is wrong with Mamacita?
(a) She is ill with a rare disease.
(b) She is homesick.
(c) Her little baby is sick.
(d) She has no food to eat.

14. Who helps her disguise her wounds?
(a) Her father.
(b) Esperanza.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

15. How does Geraldo die?
(a) He was stabbed.
(b) In a hit-and-run accident.
(c) He has influenza.
(d) Alcohol poisoning.