THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET - CHAPTER 1

Name: Poblet Arteaga Molina Lind Grade: 4to C

I. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Provide a justification for your answer
in one to two sentences.
1. Esperanza's family owns the house on Mango Street . (False)(True)
JUSTIFICATION:

“The house on Mango Street is ours”

2. Esperanza’s family moved house because they couldn’t pay any more rent. (False)(True)
JUSTIFICATION:
“We had to leave the flat on Loomis quick. The water pipes broke and the landlord woudn´t fix them
because the house was too old

3. The house on Mango Street is big and comfortable. (False)(True)

JUSTIFICATION:
“It´s small and red with tight steps in front and window”

4. Esperanza knows they are going to live in the house on Mango street for a very long time.
(False)(True)

JUSTIFICATION:

For the time being. Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go.

R
ead the
following questions and choose the best answer based on the information provided in the text. “Boys
and Girls”
1. How does Esperanza feel about her new home on
Mango Street?
a) She is excited and happy to be there.
b) She is disappointed and unhappy with it. c) She
is indifferent and doesn't really care. d) She is
scared and worried about living there.
Answer the question: “My name”
How does Esperanza feel about her name and why?
3. Why does the narrator feel the need for a best
friend?
a) She is afraid of being alone.
b) She wants someone to do things for her. c)
She wants to be popular and well-liked.

d) She wants someone to share her thoughts and

2.What does the narrator hope to find in a best friend?
a) Someone who will do her homework for her b)
Someone who will always agree with her
c) Someone she can share her secrets and sense of
humor with
d) Someone who will protect her from bullies
experiences with.
4. How does the narrator's use of imagery contribute
to the meaning of the passage?
a) It emphasizes the narrator's loneliness and isolation.
b) It shows the narrator's desire to escape from her
current situation.

c) It highlights the narrator's sense of humor and

playfulness.
d) It suggests that the narrator is immature and
childish.

How does Esperanza feel about her name and why?

Provide a detailed explanation with at least two supporting examples from the text.
Esperanza feels she does not feel satisfied with her name and would like to change it, this can be seen in the
following sentence "I would like to be baptized with a new name", this is related to the fact that she does not feel
identified with her name, as it really is "a name more similar to my true self, one that no one sees.