Text-Dependent Questions: Summer of the Mariposas, Chapter 5

Part A

Reread this sentence on page 75: “‘It’s her fault,’ Velia spurted, her hazel eyes burning with resentment.”

What does spurted most likely mean in this sentence? (RL.8.4, L.8.4a, L.8.6)

• suddenly and forcefully

• say something while trying not to laugh

• say something while trying not to cry

• joyfully with excitement

Part B

What meaning and tone does the word spurted convey to the reader? (RL.8.4)

• Velia was very happy.

• Velia was very tired.

• Velia was very enthusiastic.

• Velia was very angry.

“As I drove out of town, I saw an ancient woman standing in a blighted field” (76).

Define the word blighted as it is used in this sentence. (L.8.4c, L.8.4d, L.8.6)

Reread this sentence on pages 77–78: “Velia pushed Pita toward me and got up to stretch her long, coltish legs.”

Break this down into affixes and roots. Use a dictionary to determine the meaning of colt and use your affix list to determine the meaning of the affix. Use this information to determine the meaning of coltish. (L.8.4b)

Part A

On pages 76–77, what happens to the narrator that the reader knows about, but the other sisters don’t? (RL.8.1, RL.8.6)

Part B

Why might the author have chosen to give the reader this perspective? What effect does it create? (RL.8.6)

Part C

Which line from the text best supports your response? Remember to record the page number. (RL.8.1)