What is Marin's dream?
To get a real job downtown and to meet her soulmate
What are Marin's chances of finding someone to rescue her from her life on Mango Street? Why?
Unlikely because she is waiting under a street lamp.
The chapter title "Those Who Don't" refers to people who drive down Mango Street by accident and illustrates the theme that....
Prejudice and fear of other races is felt by people of all colors
Cisneros presents many examples of women's lives on Mango Street. What do you think Esperanza learns about a woman's life from Rosa Vargas?
Sometimes when a man and a woman have many children, the man will leave and the woman will depend on the man for support.
Why do the neighbors "give up" on the Vargas children? What can you infer about Angel Vargas' fate by his name?
The children are too much to handle and I can infer that his name Angel means "to fly away from his problems".
What is Alicia doing to escape from Mango Street?
She is attending college
Why do you think Alicia is afraid of "four legged fur. And fathers"?
Alicia may be afraid of becoming a trap by her father into caring for her younger siblings. She doesn't want to be trapped like mice.
Esperanza's belief in God is best demonstrated by....
The fact that she thinks Darius is wise when he points out a cloud in the sky and says it is God
What evidence is there that Rachel and Lucy are learning to be prejudiced against people with dark skin?
They're calling Esperanza's mom mean names and saying that she looks like dirty bare and tan feet.
The girls are talking about many different names for snow and clouds. What do you think Cisneros saying about names.
There are different types of snow and types of names to identify someone/something and can be hurtful sometimes. The fight was caused by talking about clouds.
Why do you think Esperanza seems to be surprised the girls "have legs"?
They have more shapely legs
What motivates the grocer to threaten to call the police if the girls don't take off their heels?
The girls were given heels and were dressed too grown, but he doesn't know that they're just playing around.
Why don't the girls complain about the shoes being taken away?
They didn't like how the guys were treating them. A man was going to kiss her for a dollar and women are treated as objects.
The story about Esperanza and her rice sandwich shows that...
both Esperanza and her mother have good imaginations and a good sense of humor
What evidence is there in this story that Esperanza is ashamed of her house?
She didn't correct the nun when she insulted her house
What do you think Esperanza learns about life when she finally gets to eat her rice sandwich in the canteen?
Doing what others do won't always make you happy.
What does Esperanza's mom write and what does the nun say?
Her mom asked if she could eat at school and the nun said no because she lives near the school
What evidence is there in this story that Esperanza is beginning to notice boys and they're noticing her?
The boys were watching her dance and she noticed.
Why doesn't Esperanza want to dance at her cousins baptismal party?
She's embarrassed about her old shoes
Who gets Esperanza to dance?
Uncle Nacho
What makes Esperanza happy while she's dancing?
A boy is watching her dance
Why does Esperanza think that Nenny belongs in a world she, Rachel, and Lucy don't belong to anymore?
They're little girls and Nenny's becoming a young woman.
What does Alicia teach Esperanza?
About female bodies
What evidence is there that Esperanza wants to look more like a woman?
She thinks that hips have a musical quality, she wants to learn more about female hips, she wrote a song about hips, and she wants hips and doesn't care about what they look like.
How old do you think Esperanza is?
14