Summer of the Mariposas

What does Mariposas mean?

• Sacred mother

• Butterfly

• Forgotten Land

• Dead Man

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

• A dead body

• a rabbit

• Mama

• papa

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

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

What was Papa hiding from the girls? Who else is in the house?

• A new girlfriend and two children

• Abuelita Remedios

• Cecilia

• Child Protective Services

Who was waiting for the girls when they arrived home? (Look at Chapter 18 summary slide)

• Abuelita Remedios

• Papa

• La Llorona

• Cecilia disguised as a CPS agent

Who mysteriously arrives in a canoe on the lake to take them home? (Look at Chapter 17 summary slide)

• Ixtali

• La Llorona

• Papá

• Mamá

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

• Family and sisterhood

• War and peace

• Magic and fantasy

• Science and technology

Which mythical figure plays a significant role in 'Summer of the Mariposas'?

• La Llorona

• Medusa

• The Minotaur

• Bigfoot

What is the setting of 'Summer of the Mariposas'?

• Texas and Mexico

• New York City

• London

• Tokyo