At one of these places, the dog of a former sign-writer is killed before the place of this type gets struck by lightning and 
At one of these places, the dog of a former sign-writer is killed before the place of this type gets struck by lightning and remains incomplete. In another work, one of these things has a feature "all lopsided and jutting like crooked teeth" and is owned first by Cathy, then by Meme Ortiz; that one disappoints the narrator by being red, not white. After leaving one named for Hanuman, one of these things with an exterior staircase is bought by V.S. Naipaul's protagonist Mr. Biswas. For 10 points, name these buildings, exemplified in a novel by Sandra Cisneros by Esperanza's dwelling On Mango Street.
At one of these places, the dog of a former sign-writer is killed before the place of this type gets struck by lightning and remains incomplete.
houses [accept The House on Mango Street; accept A House for Mr. Biswas; prompt on "buildings" or "dwellings" or less specific words of that sort] 