Transcript House on Mango Street Let's Play Jeopardy

Six Categories
• Characters
• Vocabulary
• Events
• Trivia
• Who said it?
• Places
Character
1 Point
Vocabulary
1 Point
Events
1 Point
Trivia
1 Point
Who Said
It?
1 Point
Places
1 Point
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Esperanza’s best friends
Who are Rachel and
Lucy?
Esperanza's friend who
also writes poetry.
Who is Minerva?
The characters who end
up literally imprisoned
by the men in their lives.
Who are Rafaela and
Sally?
The characters who does
not speak English.
Who is Mamacita ?
The character who is
described as beautiful
and too exotic for Mango
Street.
Who is Sally?
Ruthie is described as a
tall skinny lady with red
lipstick and a blue
babaushka. The word
babushka means…
What is scarf?
Your 'abuelito' is dead,
Esperanza's papa tells
her. The word abuelito
means…
Who is her grandfather?
Elenita, also known as
witch woman, stated
"Los espiritus are here."
The word 'los espiritus'
means ……
What are the spirits?
When Esperanza's
mother stated "Look at
my 'comodres,' she was
referring to….
Who are her female
friends?
She knows how to do
cumbias and salsas and
rancheras. These terms
refer to …..
What are types of dance?
The event that
Esperanza attended
that she had to wear her
old shoes.
What is her cousin’s
baptism?
What Darius was doing
when her made a
reference to God.
What is looking at
clouds?
The event the caused
Mamacita to let out a
hysterical cry.
What is her baby boy
singing a Pepsi
commercial?
What event led to Meme
Ortiz to move to
Esperanza’s
neighborhood.
What is Cathy and her
cats moving away?
The event the led to Sally
getting married.
What is meeting a
marshmallow salesman
at a school bazaar?
The drink Rafaela drank
on Tuesday night.
What is coconut and
papaya juice?
The reason Esperanza
needed a job.
What is a Catholic high
school tuition?
What Elenita saw when
reading Esperanza’s
future.
What is a home in the
heart?
What Esperanza said
about people who live on
the hills.
What is they sleep so
close to the stars they
forget those of us who live
too much on earth?
The reason for the guilt
that Esperanza felt
when her aunt died.
What is play the game
imitating her sick aunt?
“Please let Esperanza
eat in the lunchroom
because she lives too far
away gets tired.”
Who is Esperanza’s
mother/Mrs. E. Cordero?
“If you give me five
dollars I will be your best
friend forever.”
Who is Rachel?
“What matters is for the
boys to see us and for us
to see them.”
Who is Marin?
Referring to Esperanza
buying her candy,
“Make sure it’s the soft
kind so it won’t hurt my
teeth.”
Who is Ruthie?
“Kids, if I give you a
dollar will you go to the
store and buy me some
coconut and papaya
juice?”
Who is Rafaela?
Where Esperanza’s
house is located.
Where is Mango Street?
The city where the novel
is set.
Where is Chicago?
This place becomes a
symbol of magic and
freedom for the
neighborhood children.
What is the abandoned
garden?
Where the Earl of
Tennessee live.
Where is next door in
Edna’s basement?
Esperanza states that
she would not forget who
she was and where she
came from. The place
she said that those who
need a place to stay
(bums) could stay in her
house.
Where it the attic?