What Makes You, You? End of Unit Assessment
Across
- 2. What does Abuela incessantly practice and respect that causes the major conflict in "Abuela Invents The Zero"?
- 7. What mood is set in "Sadder Laugh" due to Mrs. Scott's awkward interaction with Ha about her name?
- 9. What do the children who are colored and white experience amongst themselves at Ha's school?
- 12. Complete the quote: "You made me feel like a _____, like a nothing."
- 13. When Esperanza speaks about her grandmother, she states "...until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off.." Esperanza doesn't want to end up like her grandmother and have her what taken away?
- 15. The main feeling that Connie experiences when she is in the presence of her grandmother is...
- 17. After everything Abeula has done and has been through, all she desires is this thing, and instead, Connie makes her feel ridiculed.
- 18. Abuela is very old, and they all treat her very gingerly. She could be described as what?
- 19. What does Connie's full name, Constancia, mean in English?
- 20. What does Esperanza have to constantly face ro due her poor living situation?
- 21. What kind of barrier does Ha experience between her and all of the American people at her school?
Down
- 1. What does Esperanza compare herself to and relate to in the last text of the excerpt, "The House On Mango Street"?(Three Words)
- 3. The author uses the phrase "dragonflies zipping through my gut" instead of the traditional feeling of "butterflies in your stomach". The author uses this to represent what? (Two Words)
- 4. What does Connie describe her Abuela as while at church?
- 5. What is one of the main themes of "The House On Mango Street"?
- 6. When Ha saw the ketchup and mustard on her hot dog, what did she think it was making fun of?(Two Words)
- 8. Previously, Esperanza was heavily judged for where she lived, as she is now. Her rundown, dangerous neighborhood would be labeled as a what?
- 10. In the text, "The House On Mango Street", the author states "It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." The figurative language used describes how the house is...
- 11. Abuela's husband died long before she came to New Jersey, and when she comes to America, she is wearing an old black shawl over a thick black dress. This could symbolize what thing that Abuela is still doing?
- 14. What does Ha consider herself in the school in the context of skin color?
- 16. In "The Outside", what can we infer that Ha's mother thinks is the best for her kids?