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My Name - Sandra Cisneros*

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29 questions

Note from the author:

Miss Abete 8th grade reading

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Question 29

29.

Look up the meaning of your name on Google. What does it mean?

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Question 1

1.

Metaphor or Simile?

It is like the number nine.

Metaphor

Simile

Question 2

2.

Metaphor or Simile?

A muddy color.

Metaphor

Simile

Question 3

3.

Metaphor or Simile?

It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings...

Metaphor

Simile

Question 4

4.

Metaphor or Simile?

songs like sobbing

Metaphor

Simile

Question 5

5.

What words used by the narrator in this paragraph show a negative mood? (Check all that apply)

sadness

waiting

sobbing

hope

Question 6

6.

Who is the narrator named after?

Her great grandmother, Esperanza.

Her grandmother, Nenny.

Her grandmother, Nenny.

Her grandmother, Esperanza.

Question 7

7.

What two cultures does the narrator compare when it comes to how women are treated?

Americans and Chinese

Mexicans and Americans

Chinese and Latinos

Mexicans and Chinese

Question 8

8.

Why was her great-grandmother considered "wild?"

She lived in the country.

She didn't want to get married.

Her family lived on a farm.

She liked to run.

Question 9

9.

What does the narrator mean when she says her grandmother "looked out the window her whole life?"

She loved to sit by the window.

She lived in a beautiful place with beautiful views.

She was trapped by her duties as a wife and mother.

She was always watching the neighborhood.

Question 10

10.

Esperanza states she doesn't "want to inherit her place by the window." What conclusion can the reader make with this statement?

Esperanza doesn't want to inherit her grandmother's house.

Esperanza thinks her her grandmother was weak

Esperanza doesn't want to stay indoors for too long.

Esperanza doesn't want to live her life the way her grandmother did.

Question 11

11.

Who is Magdalena?

Esperanza´s friend

Esperanza´s cousin

Esperanza´s sister

Esperanza´s great-grandmother

Question 12

12.

What does Esperanza think of Magdalena´s name?

It is pretty.

It is fun.

It is boring.

It is ugly.

Question 13

13.

Does Esperanza like her own name?

Yes

No

Question 14

14.

What is Esperanza revealing to us about her feelings about herself, her life and her dreams for the future through the discussion of her name?

She is embarrassed to be Mexican

She hates her name and wants to change it.

She doesn't like her grandmother

She wants to make her own choices and define her own identity.

Question 15

15.

Metaphor or Simile?

It is like the number nine.

Metaphor

Simile

Question 16

16.

Metaphor or Simile?

A muddy color.

Metaphor

Simile

Question 17

17.

Metaphor or Simile?

It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings...

Metaphor

Simile

Question 18

18.

Metaphor or Simile?

songs like sobbing

Metaphor

Simile

Question 19

19.

What words used by the narrator in this paragraph show a negative mood? (Check all that apply)

sadness

waiting

sobbing

hope

Question 20

20.

Who is the narrator named after?

Her grandmother, Esperanza.

Her grandmother, Nenny.

Her grandmother, Nenny.

Her great grandmother, Esperanza.

Question 21

21.

What two cultures does the narrator compare when it comes to how women are treated?

Chinese and Latinos

Mexicans and Americans

Americans and Chinese

Mexicans and Chinese

Question 22

22.

Why was her great-grandmother considered "wild?"

She lived in the country.

She didn't want to get married.

Her family lived on a farm.

She liked to run.

Question 23

23.

What does the narrator mean when she says her grandmother "looked out the window her whole life?"

She loved to sit by the window.

She lived in a beautiful place with beautiful views.

She was trapped by her duties as a wife and mother.

She was always watching the neighborhood.

Question 24

24.

Esperanza states she doesn't "want to inherit her place by the window." What conclusion can the reader make with this statement?

Esperanza doesn't want to live her life the way her grandmother did.

Esperanza doesn't want to stay indoors for too long.

Esperanza thinks her her grandmother was weak

Esperanza doesn't want to inherit her grandmother's house.

Question 25

25.

Who is Magdalena?

Esperanza´s friend

Esperanza´s sister

Esperanza´s cousin

Esperanza´s great-grandmother

Question 26

26.

What does Esperanza think of Magdalena´s name?

It is fun.

It is pretty.

It is boring.

It is ugly.

Question 27

27.

Does Esperanza like her own name?

Yes

No

Question 28

28.

What is Esperanza revealing to us about her feelings about herself, her life and her dreams for the future through the discussion of her name?

She doesn't like her grandmother

She is embarrassed to be Mexican

She hates her name and wants to change it.

She wants to make her own choices and define her own identity.