Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 7 - 9

How does Odilia explain why she doesn’t look 18?

• She says she spends a lot of time outside

• She says the women in her family look younger than they are

• She says she exercises a lot by swimming

• She learned to drive at an early age

Why do the girls say they can’t call Mama?

• They didn’t have an excuse

• They already called her

• She doesn’t have a phone

• She can’t answer her phone at work

Why does Odilia use the ear pendant?

• She wanted to show her sisters how they worked

• She panics because of all the questions

• She needs to talk to La Llorona

• She needs time to think

Why are the girls upset about how the day turned out?

• Delia and Velia argued all day

• Juanita had wanted to stay at a motel

• Gabriel had abandoned his family

• They missed Mama

What shock did Odilia receive the next morning?

• The family made them breakfast

• The spell of the ear pendant had worn off

• The sisters were in the newspaper as missing children

• The family asked the sisters to stay for the funeral

Why are Mama and Papa in trouble?

• They are persons of interest because the girls are missing

• Because the girls stole Papa’s car

• Because Mama works all the time and can’t take care of them

• Because they were possibly involved in a crime and might be arrested

What had the girls done that was punishable by law?

• Didn’t leave a note for mama

• Ran away

• failed to report the body

• Took Papa’s car

How did Odilia know they were doomed?

• The radiator was busted on the car

• They took the dead man’s money

• they were considered missing children

• They needed more food

What rule of Mama’s did the girls ignore?

• Never talk to strangers

• Don’t leave the blankets behind

• always drink water instead of soda

• Always be prepared

How does Odilia describe Cecilia’s house?

• Small and quaint

• Land that couldn’t be inhabited

• a desolate piece of land

• An oasis in the desert