Summer of the Mariposas

Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 5

Text-Dependent Questions (wkbk 28-30)

Multiple Choice

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?

• Suddenly and forcefully

• Say something while trying not to laugh

• Say something while trying not to cry

• Joyfully with excitement

Multiple Choice

What meaning and tone does the word spurted convey to the reader?

• Velia was very happy

• Velia was very tired

• Velia was very enthusiastic

• Velia was very angry

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

Use a print or online dictionary. Below, copy the meaning of the word blight as it is used in this sentence (hint: it is not the first definition given).

Reread this sentence on pages 77-78: "Velia pushed Pita toward me and got up to stretch her long, COLTISH legs."

Break down the word COLTISH. Use a dictionary to determine the meaning of COLT and use your affix list (workbook p. 226) to determine the meaning of the affix.

• Prefix - 

• Root - Colt

• Suffix - ish

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What is the meaning of colt?

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What is the meaning of the affix "-ish"?

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Combine the last two definitions.

What is the meaning of the word COLTISH?

Multiple Choice

On pages 76-77, what happens to the narrator that the reader knows about, but the other sisters don't?

• La Llorona was standing in a field and knows she needs to get back to her sisters

• Pita was all tied up after crying about wanting to call off the trip

• The sisters pulled off into the woods while Odilia went to go get food.

Multiple Choice

What affect does this perspective create?

• Humor

• Suspense

• Saddness

• Nostalgia

Multiple Choice

Which line from the text best supports the affect?

• "'Stop telling me what to do,' Juanita ordered. 'Can't you see I'm busy here? man, you made me lose count...'" (73)

• "I couldn't see the details of her long tunic dress from this distance, but I could tell it was old and graying." (77)

• "As I speed away, I had a suspicious feeling that I was needed back at our rest stop, and I was right." (77)