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

May 3, 2017

1. water 

2. food

3. gun

4. firewood

5. pot to boil things

6. knife

7. go-pro

8. a friend

9. sleeping bag

10. clothes

11. shoes

12. toothbrush

13. toothpaste 

14. hair brush

15. more food

May 1, 2017

always follow your gut
be yourself
cupcakes are better
dont do drugs
eat what you want
follow your heart
go do what you wanna do
hate whoever you want
i like you too
just go with the flow
keep your chin up
love everything
milk of human kindness
not now
out with the old
people suck
question everything
run
say whats on your mind
talk to people
utilize things
value your beliefs
work hard
x
you rock
zoos are cool

House on Mango Street Chapters 6-12

Chapter 6

1. Why do the girls want five dollars? What are they willing to give Esperanza in exchange for the money? Why does Esperanza feel that five dollars is cheap? 
To buy a kid a bike so they need someone to chip in because they already have $10. They are willing to take turns with the bike. Because she doesn't have any friends.

2. How does Cathy react to the sisters?
Cathy doesn't want her talking to them and she says they smell like a broom.

3. How are Lucy and Rachel better friends than Cathy?
They didn't laugh when she told them her name and they don't have any guidelines or limitations to being friends.

4. In spite of the poverty on Mango Street, Esperanza finds happiness and beauty. What lines or events show Esperanza’s ability to find happiness in every day activities?
When they're riding down her street on the crooked bike. 

Chapter 7 

1. How are Nenny and Esperanza alike? How are Rachel and Lucy alike? 
They have the same sense of humor and laugh. They look alike and have the same fat popsicle lips like everyone in their family. 


2. What did the houses represent to Esperanza? Did she know exactly why they represented this? Why or why not? 
it looked like one of the houses she had seen in Mexico. No, but it seemed right to her.

3. Who agreed with her? What does this show? 
Nenny agreed with her. That they miss Mexico

4. What member of your family do you most strongly resemble? With what member of your family do you share the most personality traits? Do you, like Esperanza, feel a strong connection with your family’s heritage? Why or why not?
I resemble my mom a lot, we look really similar and we sound similar too. I share the most personality traits with my dad. I don't feel strongly about my family heritage because I don't know much about it and I don't really care. 

Chapter 8

1. How does the personality difference between the two sisters show up in the store? 
When Nenny asks about the wooden box and Esperanza pretends not to hear.

2. Why does Esperanza pretend she doesn’t care about the music box? 
Because she doesn't want her new friends to think she's stupid

3. What literary devices are used to describe the music from the music box. 
"it's like all of a sudden he let go a million moths all over the dusty furniture and swan-neck shadows and in our bones", metaphors and similes 

4. Describe a time in your life when you were embarrassed by your lack of understanding of a new technology or of an event.
When I got my first iPod my dad was showing me how to set it up and use it and i spaced out and then he was like "ok its super easy you got it?" and i answered with "What?"

Chapter 9 

1. Who is Meme? 
He is a guy who moved into Cathy's house after her and her family moved away and his real name is Juan

2. How are Meme and the dog alike? 
They both have two names and they run the same. 

3. What happened to Meme in the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest?
Meme won but he broke both of his arms

Chapter 10

1. Part of Esperanza’s personal philosophy seems to be to take every day as it comes, finding happiness where she can. What is your personal philosophy?
The grass is always greener on the other side, things will get better if you just give it some time

Chapter 11

1.Who is Marin? 
Marin is Louie's cousin.

2.Why is she unable to leave her house?
She's a troublemaker so they won't let her leave.

3.How does she plan to change her situation? 
She plans on moving to Puerto Rico with her boyfriend when they get older.

4. What are your dreams and goals for the future? How do you plan to make your dreams and goals real?  
My dream/ goal for the future is to become an anesthesiologist and have a big house and a family. I plan to do good in school and go to med school.  

Chapter 12

1. How do outsiders view Esperanza’s neighborhood? 
Outsiders are terrified to go into Esperanza's neighborhood.

2. How do the people who live in Esperanza’s neighborhood view it? 
They aren't terrified to live there and everyone knows each other. 

3. How does Esperanza feel when she drives “into a neighborhood of another color?”
She feels scared and uncomfortable just like when other people go into hers. 

April 26, 2017

Monday- crabby old lady
Tuesday- awkward person you have in all your classes but never talk to
Wednesday- rude and no manners
Thursday- bright eyed and bushy tailed girl
Friday- party girl
Saturday- fun, spunky dude
Sunday- kicked back, relaxed stoner dude

House on Mango Street Chapters 1-5

Chapter 1

1. Where did the narrator live before she moved to The House on Mango Street?
She lived on Loomis on the third floor and before that she lived on a street called Keeler 
and before that she lived on Paulina. 

2.How were her previous homes different?
Each time they moved there would be more of them. they didn't have to pay rent or share the yard 
with people downstairs, or be careful to not make too much noise, and there's not a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom. 

3.In what kind of house would she like to live?
She would like to live in a house with stairs and running water and pipes that worked. a basement and at least 3 bathrooms. a white house with trees around it and a big yard with grass growing all around it.

Chapter 2

1. Who are the members of the narrator’s family? How is the hair of each member different?
Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. her hair is lazy and doesn't cooperate with hairbands. Carlos' hair is thick and straight. Nenny's hair is slippery. Kiki's hair is like fur. and her mother's hair is like little rosettes.

2. What makes her mother’s hair special? What are the narrator’s feelings for her mother? 
Her mother's hair is like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty because she has it pinned all day. she says it makes her feel safe and warm and it smells like fresh bread. she loves her mom a lot apparently.

3. What is it about your home and your family that provides you with a sense of security? Can you identify with the narrator and her point of view? 
i have a security system in my house so that makes me feel safe especially when my dad is on a business trip but i know my family will always be there for me no matter what and they will always love me just like the narrator and her family.

Chapter 3 

1. What does the narrator say about the relationship between boys and girls? What evidence does she provide to support this idea? 
she says that we live in our own universes. she says her brothers talk to her and Nenny outside the house but are never seen talking to girls outside the house

2. What does the narrator say about her sister? How does this impact their relationship? 
Nenny is too young to be her friend and shes just her sister. it impacts their relationship because they will never be best friends, they will just be sisters. 

3. About what does the narrator dream? What does this say about her? 
she dreams to one day have a best friend she can tell all her secrets to. shes lonely.

4. What do you think the narrator of the novel means when she says “The boys and the girls live in separate worlds?” In what way does this quote apply to your life? Do you think that that the genders in your home are treated differently? 
boys have a different mindset than girls have and their priorities are different. it applies to y=my life because im surrounded by guys all day everyday. and no the genders in my house are not treated differently, my stepmom actually rules the household.

Chapter 4

1. What does her name mean? 
her name means hope in English and sadness in Spanish

2. After whom was she named? Why does she connect her name with the records her father plays on Sunday morning? 
she was named after her great grandmother. maybe because the records her father plays on sundays are sad. 

3. What point does Esperanza make about both the Chinese and the Mexicans? Does she seem to resent this? 
they dont like their women to be strong. yes because she is strong.

4. How did her great grandmother get married? 
her great grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off

5. What does what happened to Esperanza’s great grandmother tell you about women’s roles in Mexican society? 
she never forgave her great grandfather and she looked out the window her whole life. she was basically forced into marriage and women had no rights.

6. Why does she want to baptize herself with a new name?
she wants a real name, a name that nobody sees.

Chapter 5

1. To whom does Cathy claim to be related? Is this true?  
she claims to be related to the queen of France. no its not true.

2. How long will Cathy be Esperanza’s friend? 
until that next tuesday.

3. Why does Cathy say her family has to move? 
because the neighborhood is getting bad

 4. How does Esperanza feel about Cathy’s family’s reason for leaving?
She has to keep moving further and further north until people like them stop moving in. 

The House on Mango Street- Author

1.  Sandra was the only girl out of 7 children and her father was a mexican immigrant and her mother worked in a factory so they were poor. when Sandra was in her youth she had trouble making friends and feeling like she belonged in a new school. she found a way to escape her lonely childhood, she found reading and she liked to read fairy tales. her mother helped her get a library card. 
2. the similarities i found between my life and Sandra's was that we both moved to a completely new state. i didn't have any friends nor did i know anybody so i just kept to myself for a while. but whats different from mine and sandra's life is our families and the money. my parents broke up when i was three so they never have had to struggle with money.
3. sandra never gave up on her dream, she found her voice in middle school and continued to go through with it all throughout high school and college. she eventually made a book about everyone and everything she knows. i found her lesson in the third paragraph. it says "... Cisneros found her unique writing voice".
4. i think Sandra is a really talented, strong women. she went through a lot and people had high expectations of her and she excelled at those and went above and beyond what everyone expected of her. she's written a handful of books that have gotten awards and such so she's obviously talented. 

April 24, 2017

i think people complain about things they shouldn't especially our generation of teens/ young adults and little kids. my brother is 7 years old and he complains about doing his 4 question homework assignments twice a week. i do complain about a lot of things and i shouldn't be a hypocrite but i am. i complain about slow drivers and have serious rode rage. i complain about slow texters and my slow data but they're reasonable. some of the people i know complain about the smallest, dumbest things. rich people complain about not having their back massaged twice a week instead of 3. or some people complain about their family which is totally unreasonable and its like wtf??? don't take your family and friends for granted because there's a possibility something can happen and you never get them back. there's some amazing people out there and people definitely take them for granted.

April 17, 2017

childhood memory

my favorite childhood memory is when my great grandparents were alive, my whole family would go over to their house and have a family dinner night and we'd do that once or twice every week. there was this one time that i remember the most vividly is when my cousins and i were all playing outside and we were all 4 or 5 years old and my cousin Ryan picked up a live snail and ate it, shell and all. then he got put on a time out and after he got off we went back outside to play and he found a lizard and wanted to catch it but he grabbed it by the tail and ripped the tail off and stuck it in his mouth.

Poems

Acrostic Poems

Summer is close

Pictures are a must

Rainy days will happen

It’s getting warmer

Needless to say

Green is everywhere

Crunchy or chewy

Awesome until they break your teeth

Nice and sweet

Delicious

Yummy treat

Free Verse Poems

Leaves are carried by the wind

They get rustled and crunched

Winters almost here

Time to go make me some lunch

Caterpillars to cocoon

Cocoon to butterfly

Butterflies fly in sky

Colorful and alive

Ottava Rima Poem

When flowers bloom

Everything blossoms

Everything turns to gloom

And out come the possums

The bride and the groom

They run into a colostrum

And they go vroom vroom

Sonnet

Summer nights seemed to always be endless

The lightness never turned into darkness

The sun never seemed to fade away

The light was always there to guide you along the way

The light of life to let nature’s gifts grow

Emerge in the lushness of flowers

The blue reflection of the sky glows

The rapid waters on the world beauty’s display

From the gentle sway of the trees

Songs in the summer breeze

Another season comes too close

Looking for memories of the past

Not forgetting the fun filled days

Bliss of life and beauty to reminisce

Tetractys

My

Friend

Is very nice

She is sixteen

She loves to read, write and tell funny stories

My

Dog

Loves to hug

He also loves

To cuddle, eat ice, and chew on his bones

Cinquains

Watermelon

Red, green

It’s so juicy and sweet

A mess to eat

Yummy

Snowflakes

Lovely, white

Blows down on the dark night

Covering everything it touches

Blanket

Haiku

The sky is cloudy

It is going to rain soon

Let’s hope it lasts

The sunny, clear sky

The sun is so bright and warm

Summer is nearby

Tanka

I love my puppy

He is so big and loving

He loves to eat ice

He is grey and has big spots

He loves to cuddle and nap

Tyburns

Splashing

Flashing

Crashing

Bashing

With the splashing, flashing fish

And the crashing, bashing waves

Tiny

Whiny

Shiny

Spiny

The baby is tiny, whiny

And she’s shiny, spiny