Question

what does esperanza mean when she says, \all brown all around, we are safe. but watch us drive into a neighborhood of another color and our knees go shakity - shake and our car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight\?
she means that its wrong for brown people to feel scared in a white neighborhood.
she means that its common for people to fee more safe with people who look like them.
she means that everyone is afraid in their own neighborhoods.
question 12 2 pts
chapter 13 - there was an old woman....
what reason does esperanza give for rosa vargas not taking better care of her kids?
she is sick and cant afford the medicine to get better.
she has too many of them and is a single mom.
there are too many kids for one person to watch and her husband works constantly.
shes lazy and would rather watch tv all day than watch out for her kids.

Explanation:

For the first question, Esperanza's statement highlights the comfort and safety people feel among those who share their physical characteristics (the "brown" neighborhood) and the anxiety when entering a different - looking neighborhood. This is about the common human experience of feeling safer with similar - looking people.
For the second question, in the context of "The House on Mango Street", Rosa Vargas has many children and is a single mother, which is the reason Esperanza gives for her not taking better care of her kids.

Answer:

First question: She means that it's common for people to fee more safe with people who look like them.
Second question: She has too many of them and is a single mom.