What evidence is there in the story that Esperanza is beginning to notice the boys and that they are beginning to notice her?
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If feet are a symbol for growing up, what do the brown-and-white school shoes mean in this chapter?
What do you think Esperanza learns about life when she finally gets to eat her rice sandwich i the canteen?
Why do you suppose "no one complains" when Lucy's mother throws away the shoes?
What motivates the grocer to threaten the girls with the police if they don't take off their high heels?
Why do you think Esperanza seems to be surprised the girls "have legs"?
Support or refute the following statement: Feet are a symbol for growing up in this chapter.
Cisneros is well known for her unusual style of writing. Besides the poetic structure of the sentences, what is unusual about her style of writing in this chapter? Why are the conversations between the girls sometimes difficult to understand?
In the beginning of this chapter the girls are talking about the many different names for snow and clouds. What do you think Cisneros is saying about names in this chapter?
What evidence is there in this chapter that Rachel and Lucy are learning to be prejudiced against people with dark skin?
Support or refute the following statement: Esperanza believes God is looking down at the people on Mango Street and supports their hopes and dreams for the future.
What do you think the sky represents in the following sentence? "You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky."
Sometimes Cisneros rhymes the phrases in her sentence like stanzas in a poem might rhyme. Find a sentence in this chapter which illustrates these rhyming phrases. Do you notice any rhythmic pattern or personification used to create images in this chapter?
3. Why do you think Alicia is afraid of "four-legged fur. And fathers"?
2. Support or refute the following statement: The description of the mice is a metaphor for a woman's life on Mango Street.
1. What is Alicia doing to escape Mango Street?
Why do the neighbors "give up on the Vargas children? What can you infer about Angel Vargas' fate by his name?
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?
Support or refute the following statement: Cisneros believes people of all races feel fear and prejudice and fit into the category of "Those Who Don't".
What does the sentence "All brown all around, we are safe" mean?
From the perspective of a feminist (a person who supports equal rights for women), what is wrong with Marin's "dream" described in the following passage?
"...she's going to get a real job downtown because that's where the best jobs are, since you always get to look beautiful and get to wear nice clothes and can meet someone in the subway who might marry you..." After Louie's cousin is arrested for stealing the yellow car, why do Esperanza and his family all wave to him as the police drive him away? Why aren't they upset he has been arrested?
1. Why do you think Marin stands in the doorway of her home, snapping her fingers and singing the same song over and over again? If she is employed selling cosmetics, why does she still need to baby-sit the younger girls?
What does the following passage from the story suggest about Meme's character? "This is the tree we chose for the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest. Meme won. And broke both arms."
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