House on Mango Street 36-45

Chapter Thirty-Six “A Smart Cookie”

 1. What does Esperanza’s mother say about her life?
she couldve been someone
2. What skills does Esperanza’s mother have? What does she lack?
she can speak 2 languages, sing opera, fix a tv but doesnt know which subway to take to get downtown
3. Why did her mother quit school?
she didnt have nice clothes
 4. Does she still believe she was a “smart cookie?”
no she does not
5. What are some of the lessons you have learned in your life?
the world doesnt revolve around just me and people are gonna hate you no matter what you do so just keep doing it
 Chapter Thirty-Seven “What Sally Said”

1. What does Sally say about her father? Does anyone believe it?
he doesnt hit her, no.
2. What does her father fear?
she'll run off with a man and bring shame to his family like his sisters did
3. Did the situation ever change?
no he beat her even worse
4. Is there still a double standard to judge the behavior of boys and girls?
yes

Chapter Thirty-Eight “The Monkey Garden”

 1. How does the Monkey Garden change?
the garden becomes a dump for old cars and other trash
2. What does Sally do that makes Esperanza angry?
she stayed at the curb talking to tito and his friends
3. How did Esperanza try to help Sally? What happened when Esperanza tried to help her?
she went to tell tito's mom, tito's mom didnt care
4. Why does Esperanza feel that the garden is no longer a good place to play?
because of tito and his friends
Chapter Thirty-Nine “Red Clowns”

 1. What does Esperanza say that Sally lied about?
coming back for her                                                                                                                               2. What happened to Esperanza at the Carnival?                                                                               she was sexually assaulted 

 Chapter Forty “Linoleum Roses”

1. Why did Sally say she got married? How old was she when she married?
she
2. Why does Esperanza believe that Sally got married?
to escape her house
3. How does her husband treat her?
he gives her money but also gets angry and violent with her
4. What do you feel is the best age to get married? Is there a best age? Is there a best reason to get married? What myths do you think society perpetuates about marriage and romance? Do you think Sally thought her life would be better if she married the salesman? Is it?
i feel as if the best age to get married is whenever you think youre ready for it. theres no best reason to get marries other than loving someone. i think sally did so she could get away from her dad but her husband is just like her dad.
Chapter Forty-One “The Three Sisters”

 1. When did Esperanza meet the three sisters?
August
 2. How are the three sisters described?
they seemed to be related to the moon
 3. What future do the three sisters predict for Esperanza?
she will always be on mango street
4. What do they say that Esperanza must do to complete the circle?
to always come back
Chapter Forty-Two “Alicia & I Talking on Edna’s Steps”

1. What impact does your childhood and where you grow up have on you? Is there a part of your childhood that will always be a part of you?
the people i grew up with and the places i have visited. where i grew up will always be my home and apart of me.
 Chapter Forty-Three “A House of My Own”

1. What are your dreams for the future? What do you want to happen in your life?
i want a small family with a big house and for my husband and i to be well off and happy
Chapter Forty-Four “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes”

1. What does Esperanza do to help her cope?
she makes a story for her life
2. What are her plans?
she will say goodbye to mango street
3. How does the ending of the novel complete a circle?
she will write about it and she did
4. What does she mean when she says, “I’ve gone away to come back?                                         she will come back for the others who cannot get out on their own

May 15, 2017

Brad Pitt

1. he's hot 
2.  he's cool 
3. he's intelligent 

Amy Schumer 

1.  she's cool with everything
2.  she'd be the "cool mom"
3. she's so funny

House on Mango Street 13-20

Chapter 13

1. They are without respect for all things living, including themselves. 
they don't respect anyone or anything.

2. But after a while you get tired of being worried about kids who aren’t even yours. 
there's so many kids you can't keep track of them and you just give up.

Chapter 14

1. What did Alicia inherit from her mother? 
her mom's rolling pin and sleepiness

2. Of what is Alicia afraid? 
fathers and four legged fur

3. How does Alicia’s father treat her? What does he say about a woman’s place? 
badly, she's afraid of him. and there is no such thing as a good women 

Chapter 15

1. Many people turn to nature when they are upset or sad or in need of peace. Esperanza says that you can get drunk on sky. Is there a part of nature that soothes you when you are sad or upset? Is there a part of nature that inspires you?
the beach is really soothing to me, whenever i would get upset over the summer i'd just walk down to the beach

Chapter 16

1. Why do the girls argue about the names of things? 
because they wanna be right and only them

2. Why does the argument disintegrate into name calling? Are the girls actually fighting or are they exercising their wit?
because they have different opinions of things. the girls are just messing around with each other

Chapter 17

1. What happens to Esperanza when she and her friends are given some second-hand high heel shoes?
a bum man tries to talk to them

2. Why does the man say the shoes are dangerous? 
they're too young to be wearing high heels

3. How does the shoes change the girls? 
they make them more lady like

4. How do the men in the neighborhood behave when they see the girls in those shoes?
they get sexual with them


Chapter 18

1. How are the adults portrayed in this novel? How did you see adults when you were a child? 
the adults are portrayed as better than the kid and theyre mean. i saw adults as scary people and i never wanted to grow up.  

Chapter 19

1. What did Esperanza’s mother forget? How does Esperanza feel about this? 
her shoes; she feels relieved because she didnt want to wear them

2. Why does Esperanza turn down the boy who asks her to dance? 
her feet are too big 

3. How does she feel at the beginning of her dance with her uncle? 
she didnt want to, she felt like her feet were plungers

4. How have her feelings changed by the end of the dance?
she felt as if they came out of a movie

5. What does Esperanza notice about the boy who asks her to dance?
he watched her dance

Chapter 20

1. At what age did you feel that you had left your childhood behind? When did you feel that you were becoming an adult? Have you felt that? How would you describe growing up?
i felt that i was growing up when i stopped believing in santa and all of them. i felt that i was becoming an adult at the age of like 13 when i started high school. growing up is scary and frustrating.

House on Mango Street 29-35

 Chapter Twenty-Nine “Four Skinny Trees”

1. In what ways does Esperanza identify with the four skinny trees?
she feels as if she doesnt belong
2. What does Esperanza learn from the trees?
she keeps going
Chapter Thirty “No Speak English”

1. What English phrases does Mamacita know?
he no here, no speak english and holy smokes
2. Why doesn’t Mamacita leave the apartment?
because she doesnt speak english and she thinks shes too fat
3. Where is home to Mamacita?
Mexico
4. What broke Mamacita’s heart?
her child learns englisj
 Chapter Thirty-One “Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays”

1. Why is Rafaela growing old?
he plays dominoes on tuesdays
 2. Why does her husband lock her in the apartment?
shes so beautiful and he thinks she'll escape
3. Who is Rapunzel? Why would Rafaela wish that she had hair like Rapunzel?
Rapunzel is a princess and so she could escape
4. What message do you think fairy tales send? Why?
i think they fantasize a lot of things
 Chapter Thirty-Two “Sally”

1. Who is Sally?
the girl with eyes like egypt
2. What is Sally’s relationship with her father?
he thinks her beauty is dangerous and he is very strict
3. How does Sally change when it is time to go home?
she doesnt want any part in gossip and such
4. According to Esperanza, what does Sally want?
she wishes not to go home after school so she didnt have to deal with her father, gossip or not belonging 

Chapter Thirty-Three “Minerva Writes Poems”

1. Why is Minerva always sad?
her luck is unlucky
2. Describe the relationship between Minerva and her husband.
her husband left her but comes back and abuses her
3. Why does Esperanza say “There is nothing I can do.”
its up to Minerva to choose what to do

 Chapter Thirty-Four “Bums in the Attic”

 1. What is Esperanza’s father’s job?
hes a gardener
2. Why doesn’t Esperanza go with her family on their Sunday outings?
shes tired of looking at what they cant have
3. What does Esperanza dream of?
owning her own house
 4. What will she keep in her attic? Why?
bums
 Chapter Thirty-Five “Beautiful & Cruel”

 1. How does Esperanza describe herself?
she is the ugly daughter that nobody comes for
2. Esperanza says she began “my own quiet war.” With what is she at war?
not giving up her power
3. What does Esperanza decide about growing up?                                                                           shes going to act like a man

House on Mango Street 21-28

Chapter Twenty-One “The First Job”

 1. Why did Esperanza need a job?
 She needed the money

 2. What job did Esperanza get?
Peter Pan Photo Fishers

3. What happened to her on her first day of work?
An old man kisses her
Chapter Twenty-Two “Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark”

1. Esperanza is aware now that at some point in her life she will lose her parents. Although she is growing up and preparing to be an adult, she realizes that her parents are a part of her home and she is not ready to do without them. What parts make up your idea of a home? What parts of that home could you do without? What parts must you have? (Must be at least 4 sentence long)
part of having a home is where youre happy and feel most comfortable at. theres a lot of extra space at my house so i wouldnt want that. i have to have a good sized kitchen and master bedroom. i'd also like a big backyard for my animals.

Chapter Twenty-Three “Born Bad”

1. What happened to Aunt Lupe?
she got sick

2. Why does Esperanza believe she was born bad?
she was born on a bad day

3. What is the relationship between Esperanza and her aunt?
theyre close with each other

4. What advice does her aunt give Esperanza?
to keep writing because it will keep her free

 Chapter Twenty-Four “Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water

1. Who is Elenita?
shes the witch women

 2. What does Elenita tell Esperanza?
to take the crazy baby out of the room and to drink her Kool-Aid in the living room

3. What does Esperanza want to hear?
her past present and future

4. What three things does Elenita consult?
jealousy, sorrow and a little bit of luxury

Chapter Twenty-Five “Geraldo No Last Name”

1. This chapter is a social commentary. Are there still people in society that are treated the way that Geraldo was treated? If so, what should be done about it? Can anything be done? (must be at least 3 sentences long)
yes there are. people should accept a person for who they are and where they come from. nothing can be done about it because theres a lot of people in this world and it would take so much to have everyone see eye to eye

Chapter Twenty-Six “Edna’s Ruthie”

1. Who is Ruthie? Who is Edna?
ruthie is edna's daughter and edna is the lady who owns the building next door

 2. What does Esperanza say about Ruthie? What doesn’t she understand about Ruthie?
she sees lovely things everywhere. why shes living on mango street if she doesnt have to

3. How are Ruthie and Esperanza alike?
they like books and are into the same ones
Twenty-Seven “The Earl of Tennessee”

1. Describe your room. How does your room reflect who you are?
my room is an odd shaped room but its big and comfy and i have a big closet but its always a mess and im a mess
 Chapter Twenty-Eight “Sire

1. Why is Esperanza afraid of Sire? What do her parents say about him?
she was scared to look him in the eye. they say hes a punk and to stay away from him

2. Who is Sire’s girlfriend? Why is Esperanza curious about what she does with Sire?
lois and because she wants to be like them

3. Why does her curiosity about Sire make her feel as if “everything is holding its breath inside me?”
because she wants to be new and shiny

4. Esperanza wonders what it will be like one day to sit outside with a boy. This for her will be a way of knowing that she is growing up. What are the milestones in your life that let you know that you are growing up?
I know im growing up because i got my license and im almost done with high school then ill be off to college.

May 10, 2017

i am happy
i keep sea glass
i wish i could explore the world
i love traveling
i dance terribly
i sing awfully
i think about puppies
i really need to sleep
i need to eat
i should get a new phone case
i can do a cartwheel
i like the beach
i make people laugh
i always

May 8, 2017

1.  surround yourself with what makes you happy 
2.  be in a location that makes you happy
3.  be who you are
4. surround yourself with people 
5.  eat what you want without worries
6.  worry about yourself
7.  dont worry about anyone else
8.  do what makes you happy
9.  dont regret anything
10.  be happy