Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 1-9 Review

Who is the Hero of Summer of the Mariposas?

• La Llorona

• Odilia

• Cecilia

• Ines

Who are the Helpers in Summer of the Mariposas?

• The border guards

• La Llorona and Mama

• Odilia's sisters, Juanita, Pita, Velia, and Delia

• The family at the quinceañera

How did the sisters spend their time during this summer?

• They worked with Mama at the restaurant

• They rode their bikes to the river and went swimming

• They cooked and cleaned and did their chores

• They went to summer school

Where is their father?

What did they finally decide to do about the dead man?

• Tell the police about it.

• Tell their mother and ask her what to do.

• Go home and say nothing to anyone

• Take the dead man to his family in El Sacrificio

What is the magic talisman that La Llorona gave Odilia?

After they left the dead man's house, what happened to the car?

What did they see after walking in the hot sun all afternoon?

• A ranch with horses and cattle and farmworkers

• A grocery store where they could get water and food.

• Their abuelita's house.

• A beautiful house with a beautiful woman in the garden

What does Cecilia give them to eat?

• Healthy snacks

• Sweets and cakes

• A good dinner with healthy food

• Fruits and Vegetables

What was wrong with the sweets that Cecilia gave the sisters?

• They had drugs in them to make the girls sleepy

• They are unhealthy

• There was too much and they couldn't eat it all

• Even after they ate, they were still hungry