Prayers for the Stolen Ch. 1 & 2

Prayers for the Stolen is narrated by

• Maria

• Paula

• Ladydi

• Estefani

The setting of this story is

• the state of Acapulco

• the state of Mexico

• the state of Texas

• the state of Guerrero

Why do mothers dress the girls up as boys?

• to make them ugly so the narcos don't take them

• because they will play outside and get dirty anyway

• they don't have any money to buy new clothes

• so they won't meet any men and get married

Which character is described as "more beautiful than Jennifer Lopez" (Clement 6)?

• Maria

• Paula

• Ladydi

• Estafani

One of the girls has been stolen, but managed to make it back to the mountain. We don't know the details yet, but which character has been stolen?

• Paula

• Maria

• Ladydi

• Estefani

What do "black dots" in the distance represent?

• black Escalades

• black scorpions

• black flies

• black vultures

What do the mothers do to keep their daughters safe in addition to making them "ugly" and boyish or masculine?

• lock them in their bedrooms

• don't let them be alone, ever

• don't let them leave their houses

• hide them in holes in the ground when danger is near

In chapter 2, school is described. What is school like for the girls?

• School is like it is in the United States.

• They hate school because all they do is take tests in English and Spanish.

• School only goes through the primary grades, and teachers sometimes don't show up.

• They have the same teacher from first grade to high school.

Which character was born with a hair lip/cleft palate?

• Maria

• Paula

• Ladydi

• Estefani

Which choice best describes Ruth's life?

• She owns a salon.

• She was abandoned in a garbage as a baby.

• She was adopted by a woman from the United States.

• All of the above.