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Mango Street Flashcards

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Settings

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Chicago, 1954

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Author

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Sandra Cisneros

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Who does she live with

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Mama, papa, Carlos, Kiki, And Nenny

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What street did she live on before mango street

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Loomis

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Who was she named after

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Her grandma

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What is Nenny’s full name

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Magdalena

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Describe grandma’s life

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Grandma wanted freedom but when she got married her husband took it from her and she was stuck looking out window.

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Who is Tito?

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The boy the girls bought the bike from and Esperanza likes

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Who is Lucy?

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Older sister from Texas, quiet, bought bike with Esperanza

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Who is Rachel

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Younger sister from here, loud, bought bike

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Who is Gil

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Gil is the junk store owner, the name is “Gil’s furniture, bought and sold”

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What is Meme’s real name?

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Juan

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Who is Louis and where does he live?

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Louis lives in Meme’s basement with his 2 cousins and parents and is friends with Esperanza’s brothers

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Whose home did Meme move into?

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Cathy’s (upstairs)

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Who is Rosa Vargas?

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A mom with too many kids and husband left

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Who is Angel Vargas?

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One of the Vargas kids that fell

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Who is Uncle Nacho

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Esperanza’s funny upbeat uncle who dances with her

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Why does Nenny embarrass Esperanza

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She’s always in her own world and is not smart

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Who is Aunt Lala

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Esperanza’s aunt who got her her first job

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Where was Esperanza’s first job?

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Peter Pan Photo Finishers on North Broadway where she has to lie about her age and where she got kissed by an old man

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Who is Aunt Lupe?

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She was a very pretty swimmer but had an accident and us now blind and crippled.

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Do the kids like going over to Aunt Lupe’s?

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Yes because she’s nice but no because her house is gross

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What did Aunt Lupe tell Esperanza?

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Keep writing. It will set you free

23
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Who is Elenita?

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Witch/palm reader and a mom whomgets annoyed by her kids but loves them

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Who is Edna?

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Selfish landowner next door, mother of Ruthie

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What does Elenita tell Esperanza?

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“Home is in the heart”

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Who is Geraldo

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A boy who was from another country illegally and died from a hit and run after dancing with Marin

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Who is Marin?

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Louis’s cousin who loves makeup and boys, but us also wise (parents live in P.R.)

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Who is Mr. Benny

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Corner store owner, told girls to take heels off

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