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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sally’s husband do for a living?
(a) He sells marshmallows.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a janitor.
(d) He sells books.

2. What does one of the aunts tell Esperanza?
(a) “You will never finish school.”
(b) “You will have too many children to have a job.”
(c) “You will always be Mango Street.”
(d) “Life is short. Get out of Mango Street.”

3. What bird does Esperanza compare Sally’s hair to?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A dove.
(c) A raven.
(d) A peacock.

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

5. Where does Geraldo work?
(a) At the fair.
(b) At the movie theatre.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) In a restaurant.

6. What is Esperanza’s mother’s advice for her?
(a) Her advice for Esperanza is to go to school and study hard.
(b) Her advice is for Esperanza to marry young while she still has her looks.
(c) Her advice is for Esperanza to save her money, rather than spending it on school tuition.
(d) Her advice is for Esperanza to have her babies while she is young.

7. Who tells Esperanza, “I could have been somebody”?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her Aunt Lupe.
(c) Sally.
(d) Her mother.

8. What does Esperanza accuse Sally of lying about?
(a) Titus.
(b) Sex.
(c) Her bra size.
(d) School work

9. Who listens to Esperanza’s stories?
(a) Papa.
(b) Aunt Lupe.
(c) Aunt Lala.
(d) Mama.

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

11. What kind of place does Esperanza want to live in?
(a) An apartment in a nice downtown neighborhood.
(b) A house that is all her own, a house that is quiet as snow.
(c) A house full of children and a husband.
(d) A mansion that has 8 bathrooms.

12. Why doesn’t Esperanza want to drive to the nice neighborhoods on Sundays anymore?
(a) She doesn’t like that her father works for the homeowners.
(b) She’s embarrassed by how much her family wants something that they cannot have.
(c) She doesn’t like the way that the houses look.
(d) She’s given up hope of every having her own home.

13. What does Earl do for a living?
(a) He is a mechanic.
(b) He does not work.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a jukebox repairman.

14. How has Esperanza “begun her own quiet war”?
(a) By defying her parents’ desires.
(b) By befriending only girls.
(c) By challenging gender expectations and roles.
(d) By refusing to do what her teachers tell her to do.

15. What does Elenita tell Esperanza?
(a) That she will have a home in her heart.
(b) That she will have 6 children.
(c) That she will not graduate from school.
(d) That her mama is really ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age difference between Minerva and Esperanza?

2. Why does Esperanza go to the fortune-teller?

3. How does Esperanza describe the siren archetype in movies?

4. What is wrong with Mamacita?

5. What did Esperanza’s mother used to do?

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