Summer of the Mariposas Chapters 1-7 Summative

Velia and Delia are twin sisters. They have two older sisters. Match the remaining sisters to their position in the family.

• Youngest

• Juanita
• 2nd Oldest

• Odilia
• Oldest

• Pita

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the sisters is narrating the story?

• Velia

• Juanita

• Delia

• Odilia

• Pita

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following BEST describes the point of view in these sentences: "I didn't like where this was heading. Knowing Juanita and her quixotic ways, this could turn into one of her many harebrained schemes."?

• The author's own assessment of Juanita's character

• The narrator's ideas about Juanita's character

• Their mother's opinion on Juanita's character

• Juanita's viewpoint on her own character

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which BEST explains why, in Odilia's mind, the girls have hardly seen their paternal grandmother?

• The distance is too great

• Their father didn't make the effort

• The meetings have been too painful

• Their father was out of work

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which sister thinks that the migra are ruthless and that the body would end up in a hole and forgotten?

• Odilia

• Juanita

• Carmen

• Velia

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which sister believes that the rumors about customs are exaggerated and that custom agents would do the responsible thing because they work for the government?

• Odilia

• Juanita

• Carmen

• Velia

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When the Chapter 2 opens, the sisters ___ all agreed to the same plan for what to do about the body.

• have

• have not

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"But my hermanitas were mistaken if they thought I was going to drive them around in that death trap. ; “Well, we’re going. You can join us, like a good big sister, cinco hermanitas, together forever—or you can break our motto and stay behind like a coward."

Does the quote above support that the sisters are united in the decision to go to Mexico and return the body of the dead man to his family?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In Chapter 2 Page 27, why does Odilia say she is “humoring” her sisters?

• She is pretending she doesn't know what their plan is.

• She is pretending that she has thought of a new plan.

• She is pretending she won't tell their mother about the plan.

• She is pretending that she is supportive of their plan.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

___ is the hardest to convince about the trip to Mexico, but ___ is the one most likely to tell their mother about their plan.

• Odilia, Pita

• Juanita, Pita

• Odilia, Juanita

• Juanita, Velia

• Delia, Pita

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3