Exploring Chapter 8 of Summer of the Mariposas

Why did the girls buy all the newspapers at the beginning of the chapter?

• To avoid detection

• To use them as blankets

• To read the news

• To sell them later

What did the girls discover in the newspaper?

• A new recipe

• Their abduction story

• A sale on clothes

• A weather report

Why can't their mother come to Mexico to look for them?

• She is a person of interest in the investigation

• She is sick

• She doesn't have a passport

• She is on vacation

What is the girls' plan after discovering their situation?

• To turn themselves in

• To hide in the forest

• To go to their grandmother's house

• To go back to Yanez's house

What happened to the car during their journey?

• It ran out of gas

• It broke down

• It was stolen

• It caught fire

Who do the girls meet after their car breaks down?

• A police officer

• A woman named Cecilia

• A group of travelers

• A farmer

What does Cecilia offer the girls?

• Food and shelter

• A ride to their destination

• A map

• Money

What do the girls learn from watching the news at Cecilia's house?

• Their mother is in jail

• Their car has been found

• Their father is safe

• The police have stopped looking for them

What do the girls suspect about Cecilia's intentions?

• She wants to help them

• She is planning to adopt them

• She has drugged them

• She is a police officer

Who does the protagonist call out to for help at the end of the chapter?

• Her mother

• Her father

• La Llorona

• Cecilia