Will give 25 to whoever answers it correctly and will give the this is over the book "the house on mango street"

1. in the second half of the 20th century, writers such as sandra cisneros created works
a. challenged tradition and expanded the canon of american literature
b. reinforced stereotypes and imitated the works of the 19th-century authors
c. reminded readers that experimentation in literature is not necessary
d. confirmed the importance of convention and repetition in american literature

2. in "the house on mango street", cisneros rejects traditional chapters in favor of a series of__
a. moving personal letters
b. journal entries by different characters
c. brief, descriptive vignettes
d. poems adhering to a strict rhyme scheme

3. one of the ideas that "the house on mango street" highlights is__
a. the notion that a person as talented as esperanza has nothing to fear in life
b. the importance of acquiring wealth in order to leave a disadvantaged neighborhood
c. the risks and limitations faced by women in male-dominated cultures
d. the love that esperanza has for her home on mango street

4. how does esperanza feel about her family's home on mango street?
a. she worries that the home will be taken from them and they will have nowhere to live
b. she is disappointed by the home and ashamed of it.
c. she thinks the home is very funny because it is so unusual.
d. she is proud of the home and of her parents for buying it.

5.through her descriptions of characters such as marin, rafaela, and sally, cisneros provides examples of how women in the novella
a. the source of esperanza's talents and behavior
b. capable of controlling their own destiny
c. unwilling to sacrifice their freedom for others
d. the victims of confinement or imprisonment

6. the four skinny trees that grow on mango street are important to esperanza because
a. show her that mango street is a place that punishes those who are different
b. provide the residents of mango street with precious fruit in times of need
c. remind her of herself, growing and flourishing despite harsh conditions
d. were planted by her father, whom they remind of mexico

7. cisneros suggests the natural desire to express oneself creatively
a. repeatedly reminding readers that noncreative people are destined for failure
b. depicting both esperanza and nenny as having inherited their mother's singing skills.
c. pointing out that every character on mango street enjoys writing or painting or sculpting.
d. having both esperanza and minerva give voice to their feelings through poetry.

8. in her descriptions of sally's relationship with her father, cisneros
a. the unbreakable bond that exists between fathers and daughters on mango street
b. how male insecurity can be overcome with effort and understanding.
c. how female beauty can be a curse rather than a blessing on mango street
d. the joy that comes with working through problems and reaching a resolution

9. what emotion, familiar to esperanza, does her mother say caused her to drop out of school as a young woman?
a. sorrow
b. shame
c. jealousy
d. anger

10. esperanza's conscious decision to be a person who "leaves the table like a man" stems from a desire on her part to
a. show her mother that she will not follow rules
b. demonstrate the respect she has for her father
c. remind her sister that she is the older sibling
d. have control over her on life as men do