Sep 7, 2008

The House on Mango Street | Part XIV: The Monkey Garden, Red Clowns, and Linoleum Roses

Study Questions
1. What happened in the garden after the monkey left?

2. Why did they go to the garden?

3. What does Sally have to do to get her keys back?

4. What does Esperanza do to try to help Sally?

5. Why does Esperanza want to die?

6. Why does Sally leave Esperanza alone at the carnival?

7. What happens to Esperanza while she is waiting for Sally?

8. What are the lies Esperanza accuses Sally of telling?

9. Why does Sally get married?

10. Why isn’t Sally happy?

Answers
1. After the monkey left, the garden grew wild.

2. They...