Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 15

Front

How did Odilia try to keep Pita's leg wound clean?

Back

She wrapped one of Pita's t-shirts around it.

Front

Pita although wounded pretty badly wasn't in any pain at all due to La LLoranas wish to make her feel nothing.

Back

False

Front

What color was their grandmother's stucco house?

Back

pink

Front

What impressed the girls the most as they approached the grandmother's house?

Back

All the different kinds of butterflies

Front

Grandma explains why they need to treat Pita's leg. Why is that?

Back

Saliva is tainted and will cause a bad infection.

Front

What was the excuse Odilia gave her grandmother when she told her we should call her mom?

Back

Their phone had been disconnected.

Front

What was the initial reason their grandmother gave to explain why their father left them?

Back

He was selfish.

Front

Which of the following Ch. 15 theme statements is the strongest? Options: In this chapter, the theme of don't judge something that you don't know is evident because the sisters think that mama deserved it but they didn't know what happened between papa and mama. In this chapter, the theme of realizing past mistakes and making them right is evident because the girls realized how they had treated their mother and now want to go to her and make things right. In this chapter, the theme of be grateful for what you have is evident because of how the sisters feel bad for Mama after realizing what she had been dealing with. In this chapter, the theme of don't be selfish is evident because their father was really selfish and he missed out on having a family.

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In this chapter, the theme of realizing past mistakes and making them right is evident because the girls realized how they had treated their mother and now want to go to her and make things right.