What evidence is there to support her (Thelma’s) point of view on the novel? Provide at least 2 examples from the text and explain the connection. Based on the review, what are your initial thoughts on this book? Does it “peak” your interest? Why or why not? You can be honest!

Questions for the book, "The House on Mango Street"

Read the quotation from author fernando pessoa. literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. –the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa which statement best explains fernando pessoa's viewpoint about literature? pessoa uses literature as inspiration for daily life. pessoa believes that books people live fuller lives. pessoa believes that literature can be used to escape the routine of life. pessoa thinks that books prevent people from living productive lives.

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "i like to see it lap the miles" by emily dickinson i like to see it lap the miles, and lick the valleys up, and stop to feed itself at tanks; and then, prodigious, step around a pile of mountains, and, supercilious, peer in shanties by the sides of roads; and then a quarry pare to fit its sides, and crawl between, complaining all the while in horrid, hooting stanza; then chase itself down hill and neigh like boanerges; then, punctual as a star, stop—docile and omnipotent— at its own stable door. this poem describes a train as if it were a horse. examine the imagery of the stanza in bold. what does it describe? a) the way a train moves along mountains and through cities b) the way a train makes horses stop to watch them go by c) the way a train sounds when it rumbles past a building d) the way a train has made horse-drawn carriages useless

1. the ranch hand whit reminisces about a ranch hand, bill tenner, who is no longer on the ranch. which theme does this best illustrate? a. the injustice of discrimination b. the value of hopes and dreams c. the destructiveness of human beings d. the loneliness of human beings 2. steinbeck illustrates symbolism when he describes a. the heron feeding on the snake in the pond. b. lennie talking to the gigantic rabbit. c. george telling lennie it isn't his fault. d. slim's invitation to go have a drink. 3. george's traveling companion, lennie, always asks to hear about the rabbits. which of the following best describes his reasoning? a. lennie knows it george to talk about the rabbits. b. the rabbits are bigger than mice making them able to withstand lennie's petting. c. lennie lived on a farm where he was responsible for raising rabbits. d. the rabbits are part of george and lennie's dream of one day having a farm of their own. 4. changing the sequence of events in a chronological essay uses the literary element of a. flashback. b. dramatic irony. c. imagery. d. allusion. 5. to insure transition and flow in a chronological essay, it is important to use proper a. time order/sequence signal words. b. cause and effect signal words. c. compare/contrast signal words. d. descriptive signal words. 6. steinbeck characterizes curley in such a way as to use him a. as a symbol of hope in a difficult situation. b. as an element of human sexuality. c. as a point of tension in the plot's rising action. d. as comic relief in dramatic scenes.