Summer of the Mariposas

What ghostly spirit haunts the river calling for her drowned children?

• La Llorona

• the Donkey

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What do the Garza sisters find floating in their swimming hole at the beginning of the novel?

• A dead body

• a rabbit

• Mama

• papa

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What three monsters do the girls meet on their journey?

• The nagual, the lechuzas, and the Chupacabra

• La Llorona, the donkey, the Chupacabra

• Lechuzas, La Llorona, the donkey

• The nagual, La Llorona and the donkey

What magical piece of jewelry does La Llorona give to Odilia?

• A necklace

• A Ring

• Ear pendants (Earrings)

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Pita

• Odilia

• Velia

• Juanita

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How many Garza sisters are there?

• 3

• 7

• 4

• 5

How does Papa react to being told to leave?

• He is angry and stays

• He is sad and leaves

• He is angry and leaves

• He is unaffected and leaves

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How does Mama react when the girls demand that their Papa leave and take his new family?

• She hits Papa

• She stays quiet

• She transforms from reserved to confident

• She cries

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What other surprise does Papa spring on the sisters?

• He brought divorce papers

• He tells them that he and his new family are going to live in their house with them, but Mama will have to leave

• News that he is being deported

• He brought them a puppy

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How do the sisters react to Papa's new daughters?

• They are happy to have more sisters

• They think it's a joke

• They don't care about the new daughters, just their Papa

• They are angry and hurt

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