The Summer of the Mariposas

What was fluttering around the aztec goddess?

• mariposas

• mosquitos

• humming birds

• lechuzas were swarming her

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What does Odilia mean when she says “The answer has been sitting right here all along”?

• The papers are sitting in a bag they haven't checked yet.

• Her grandmother knows a back road they can cross over into the United States.

• She decided the adauno offices are the best way to go and they will help them get across the border.

• They still have the last wish from the ear pendant.

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What did Abuelita send home with Odilia?

• An ear pendant

• A jar of mariposas

• A canteen of water

• An envelope filled with seeds

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Which best describes Odilia’s thinking by the end of the chapter?

• She has decided they should all go to Mexico to find their father.

• She has decided to stay behind and tell the authorities everything.

• She has given up fighting with her sisters and agreed to return the body.

• She has gotten into the car but intends to give up the body at the border

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What insect has invaded their town?

• Crickets

• Mariposas

• Grasshoppers

• Scorpions

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When the girls circle up, Odilia changes her mind about the trip, deciding finally that it is the right thing to do because she

• thinks there is a reward for the dead man's body.

• doesn't want them to get in trouble with the law.

• doesn't want to be separated from her sisters.

• doesn't want Mama to worry.

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At the end of the chapter 5 what brings the girls closer together?

• Some mariposas' land on them.

• They bond over the food that Odilia brings to them.

• Their favorite singer Selena comes on the radio.

• La Llorana appears to all of them.

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Why did they have to eat in the woods instead of eating at an restaurant?

• Pita had bit Velia.

• They didn't have enough money for all of them.

• They didn't want to be seen.

• They wanted to eat with the Mariposas

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What is the primary theme of 'The Summer of the Mariposas'?

• Family and sisterhood

• Adventure and exploration

• Magic and fantasy

• Love and romance

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Which character in 'The Summer of the Mariposas' is known for her wisdom and guidance?

• Odilia

• Abuelita

• La Llorona

• Pita

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