Summer of the Mariposas comprehension questions Chapters 7-9

What does this mean? Don't add too much cream to the tacos.

• Don't put sour cream on tacos.

• Don't talk to strangers at all.

• Keep the answers simple and plain.

• Let strangers know you need help.

For the girls to find true happiness, they must honor La Llorona's request by _________________.

• going to visit Abuelita

• singing onstage with Selena

• taking the dead man back to where they found him

• finding La Llorona's children

When Ines wants to call the girls' mama to let her know they had arrived safely, Odilia spins her ear pendant and calls on whom for magical assistance?

• La Llorona

• Zaragoza

• The Mayan queen, Tonantzin

• The Aztec queen, Tonantzin

On page 111, Delia uses a simile to describe how Odilia smells, "You smell like a chiva." What is a chiva?

• A cow

• A farmer

• An onion

• A goat

Ines asked Odilia to go to the store for a newspaper. When Odilia sees a picture of her and her sisters reported as missing, what does she do?

• She buys a newspaper and cuts out that section before giving it to Ines.

• She leaves the store, so no one recognizes her.

• She buys all the newspapers and hides them in the trunk.

• She buys drinks and snacks for the road and no newspaper.

According to Odilia, how are Mexican newspapers different from American newspapers?

• They cost half the price.

• They are quick to report speculations.

• They focus on missing children.

• They report only proven facts.

Pita is worried they will be put in juvie. Which was NOT something the Garza sisters did?

• They found a body and should have reported it.

• They took Papa's car without permission.

• They stole snacks and drinks from the gas station.

• They took the drowned man's money.

When the car broke down and the sisters were walking to Hacienda Dorada, an enchanting woman led them to her house and filled them with lemonade and sweets. Who was this?

• Cecilia

• Cathy

• Rita

• Monique

What effect do the sweets have on the girls?

• The sweets make them energetic and want to play outside.

• The sweets make them paranoid the police are coming.

• The sweets make them sleepy.

• The sweets make them sick.

What do the sisters take to Teresita, the prophet, as a gift for her troubles?

• A white goat

• A spotted goat

• A white horse

• A sleepy pig