Summer of Mariposas Chapters 15-19

What was the initial reason Abuelita told the girls why their dad left?

• 1. He was getting sick and didn’t want them to see him in a weakened state. 

• 1. He was selfish. 

• 1. He was going on tour for his poetry. 

• 1. He wanted to live with Abuelita for a while. 

What was the excuse Odilia gave Abuelita for why they couldn’t call their mom? 

• 1. Their mom was working the night shift at the diner. 

• 1. Their mom wasn’t looking for them anyway. 

• 1. Their phone had been disconnected. 

• 1. They had just called their mom a few minutes ago on their cell phone. 

Why doesn’t Odilia want to use the ear pendant to do something about Pita’s wound?

• 1. She knows that another dangerous creature lies ahead. 

• 1. She wants to see if their grandmother can help Pita.

• 1. She doesn’t think that Pita’s wound is serious enough.

• 1. She knows that the ear pendant won’t work on injuries. 

What evidence BEST supports that the Garza sisters were feeling remorseful at the end of chapter 15?

• 1. “Things are never going to get better are they?” (McCall 254). 

• 1. “Velia’s eyes were suddenly full of rage. ‘Papa can be such a jerk’” (McCall 255).

• 1. “Nothing you did or could have done differently would have changed that. So I want you to stop blaming yourselves or your mama for the choices your papa made (McCall 257). 

• 1. “‘We stopped doing our chores and ran wild and did whatever we wanted when we should have been taking care of her’ I pointed out with disgust” (McCall 256). 

Which best describes Abuelita Remedio’s opinion on how the girls should answer questions about their trip to Mexico? 

• 1. She thinks they should tell people everything that happened. 

• 1. She thinks they should lie and hide everything that happened. 

• 1. She thinks they should leave out the parts about the dead body because people won’t believe it.

• 1. She thinks they should leave out the parts about the magic because people won't believe it.

Why does it seem like the girls will have a problem with taking a taxi across the border? 

• 1. They won’t speak the same language as the driver. 

• 1. They have no papers to show the driver. 

• 1. They don’t know what directions to give the driver.

• 1. They have no money to pay the driver. 

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

• 1. Their papers are in the truck in a bag they forgot to check. 

• 1. She realizes she already has what she needs to ask for a miracle: the Virgen’s sanctuary and the ear pendant. 

• 1. She decided the aduana offices are the right place to go.

• 1. Their grandmother knows a better way to get them across the border. 

Which statement BEST summarizes Chapter 16 without personal opinions or judgments? 

• 1. The Garza sisters see a vision of the Aztec queen Tonantzin and she tells them they need to give flowers to the mother. 

• 1. The Garza sisters see a vision of the Aztec queen Tonantzin who guides them to the right answer like she should have all along. 

• 1. Abuelita helps the sisters get back to the U.S. by giving them fake ID's like a good caretaker should.

• 1. Abuelita helps the sisters get back to the U.S. by giving them new forms of identification to help them cross the border.

Read the sentence below and determine the meaning of the bolded word.

The women wore tunics too, the length of dresses, but their hair was braided intricately and adorned with flowers and little stones I did not recognize.

• Simply

• In a complicated way

• Gross

• Fantastic

Who rowed the girls across the river?

• Ixtali

• La Llorona

• Their Abuelita

• Juanita