La Mariposa by Franscico Jimenez

What is the genre of this picture book?

• Non-fiction

• Poetry

• Horror

• Realistic Fiction

The climax of this story is when

• Francisco eats breakfast.

• Francisco releases the butterfly.

• Francisco wins the blue ribbon for his drawing.

• Francisco plays on the swings.

One character trait that Francisco exhibits in this story is unsureness. What text evidence from the story proves he is unsure of himself at his new school.

• "By the time Papa started topping carrots in March, art had become his favorite time at school."

• "He would look at the teacher and pretend he was listening."

• "He was getting a headache."

• "It's yours," Francisco repeated and handed the drawing to Curtis.

What story detail from the text helps you infer that Francisco comes from a poor family?

• "One cold morning, during recess, Francisco was the only kid on the playground without a jacket."

• "Hola, Papa!" he would say, landing next to him.

• "Francisco sat at his desk and ran his hand over its wooden top."

• "He really likes it, Francisco, " Arthur said to him in Spanish.

Why is the story is the story called La Mariposa and why is the butterfly important to Francisco?

Francisco's headaches are cause by

• him not drinking enough water while working in the fields.

• him not eating enough food.

• him trying so hard to pay attention to a language he doesn't understand.

• him not sleeping enough.

The resolution of the story happens when

• Francisco and Curtis become friends.

• Francisco rides the bus home.

• Francisco releases the butterfly.

• Francisco gets a new jacket.

A glossary in a book helps you

• find how many chapters there are in the text.

• find page numbers.

• know when the book was written.

• find definitions to unknown words.