Summer of Mariposas Prologue

How long has the author's father been gone?

• almost a year and a half

• two years

• almost a year

• almost 6 months

Where does the author live?

• Butterfly Snout, Texas

• Eagle Pass, Texas

• Dallas, Texasq

• Somewhere in Mexico

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

What does the word "mariposas" mean?

• lady bugs

• grasshoppers

• butterflies

• dragon flies

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

The mariposas treated everything like nothing was safe, nothing was sacred. What does this mean?

• They caused damage everywhere they went.

• They didn't care where they landed. They were everywhere?

• They have poison on the bottom fo their legs so when they land they could harm anything.

• none of the above

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does it mean when it says "Mama stopped being a housewife."

• She was tired of cleaning up after her family.

• She was going to hire a maid.

• She went out and got a job to support her family.

• She left her family never to be seen again.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What did the girls find at the end of the prologue?

• a broken down rusty car to drive and have adventures in

• a swimming hole

• a dead man

• a treasure map which will put them on an adventure

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Who's the chubby little sister?

The girls were very responsible with their chores.

• true

• false

What was one of their favorite things to do as a group?

• ride bikes together

• swim

• do their chores

• look for their father who left them

What was the name of the prologue?

• El Cazo

• The horse

• The Pot

• The Summer of the mariposas