Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 12 Reading Comprehension Quiz

What do the girls discover when they wake up in the cave?

• They are chained to the wall

• They are tied up and surrounded by dead butterflies

• They are in cages

• They are trapped behind bars

What is the nagual preparing in his cauldron?

• A healing potion

• A sleeping draught

• A deadly potion to sacrifice the girls

• A magical transformation brew

What does the nagual say will happen if he sacrifices the girls?

• He will become immortal

• He will be freed from his curse

• He will gain unlimited power

• He will return to human form

What song helps the girls defeat the nagual?

• A warrior's chant

• An ancient spell

• Their mother's lullaby about rain

• A magical incantation

What are the lyrics about in the song they sing?

• The moon and stars

• Rain, birds, and a cave

• Love and family

• Magic and power

Who appears in the cave after the butterflies come to life?

• La Llorona

• Their mother

• A young goddess (Tonantzin)

• Cecilia

What happens to the nagual at the end?

• He escapes the cave

• He turns back into a donkey

• He falls into his own cauldron

• He disappears in smoke

How do the girls get free from their ropes?

• The goddess frees them

• Odilia works her ropes loose

• The nagual unties them

• Magic breaks their bonds

What does Pita say when Odilia tries to shield her eyes from the nagual's death?

• I'm scared

• Help me

• I'm not a baby

• Don't leave me

What do the girls plan to do after escaping the cave?

• Return home immediately

• Find another shelter

• Continue to their grandmother's house

• Look for help