1. Read this excerpt: "The house on Mango Street is ours, and we don't have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and there isn't a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom." What type of figurative language is used when describing the landlord?

2. "My name is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing." This sentence contains which figurative language device?

3. Which of the following examples from the text show how Cisneros uses figurative language to express cultural identity? (Check all that apply)

4. "But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." What does the personification of the windows suggest?

5. Explain how Sandra Cisneros uses figurative language to show the connection between place and identity. Use one specific example from the text.

6. Complete this sentence: The house on Mango Street represents _________________ to the narrator because _________________.

7. Think about your own "Do Now" response about a place that shapes your identity. Write a sentence using figurative language (metaphor, simile, or personification) to describe that place and how it influences who you are.

8. How does Cisneros's use of figurative language help readers understand the Hispanic American experience? Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

9. Based on today's reading, what emotion or mood does the figurative language in The House on Mango Street create? Circle the best answer and explain your choice below.