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The House on Mango Street Vignette 1-3

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  • What does her mother borrow from the public library?
    opera records
  • How many bathrooms do they have in their new house on Mango Street?
    1
  • Why did they have to leave the house on Loomis Street?
    The pipes broke and the landlord wouldn't fix them.
  • What type of figurative language is this? Windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath.
    Personification
  • Who said "You live there?"
    The Nun
  • By the time they moved to Mango Street, how many people were there?
    6
  • Who did the family have to pay rent to when they moved to Mango Street?
    Nobody
  • Does Esperanza like her sister's name, Magdalena?
    No, she thinks it is an ugly name.
  • Who was Esperanza named after?
    Her grandma
  • What type of stairs did Papa say they would have when they owned their own house?
    Real stairs not hallway stairs
  • Why did her mother quit school?
    She did not have nice clothes.
  • What does her mother not know how to do?
    She doesn't know which subway train to take downtown.
  • What does Esperanza not want to inherit from her grandmother?
    Her place by the window.
  • How many languages can her mom speak?
    2