WorksheetsSummer of the Mariposas Chapters 7-8 Lampkin
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What did Odilia consider to be the Spanish Inquisition?
Questions asked by Ines and Zaragoza
The newscast on TV
The spell Odilia put on the dead man's family
The FBI investigation
What did Odilia lie to Ines about?
Going to see their Abuela
Mama having to work
Being old enough to drive
none of the above
Where were the girls on their way to?
Highway 57
Ejido la Paloma
El Sacrificio
Hacienda Dorada
Why were the girls so disappointed after delivering the corpse?
The food they ate wasn't that good
They were not able to hypnotize Ines
They felt like things didn't turn out the way they planned
All of the above
What was Odilia worried about them going to see their abuelita.
Would Papa be there
Would Abuelita know where he was
Would she recognize them
all of the above
What was Odilia trying to prevent?
Getting into trouble
Her sister's hearts from being broken
Fixing the car
Being sent back to the U.S.
What did Odilia find out when she went to the puestecito for Ines?
The police was there waiting on them
They were on the front page of the newspaper
They needed gas
Old man wasn't there anymore
Why were the girls worried about mama?
She is worried about them
She is a person of interest in their disappearance
Both option 1 and 2
Neither option 1 or 2
Who is Ernesto Garza?
Their grandpa
Their dad
The dead man
The sheriff
What did the girls figure they did wrong that could get them into trouble?
Took the dead man's money
Took a dead body across the boarder
Took Papa's car
All of the above
Delia said papa's car was older than dirt. What does this phrase mean and what figurative language technique was used?
Old but dirt is older - Idiom
Very old - Hyperbole
Dirt grows old like a human - Personification
As old as dirt - Simile
What did Juanita mean when she said that the dead man's money was blood money?
The money came from something bad
The money had blood on it
The money is blood
All of the above
Why did Odilia feel guilty?
She really did not want to see papa
They had to be out in the heat
She wanted to leave them to take the journey on their own
She feels that she could have stopped all of this
Why did the girls have to get out of the car and walk?
They preferred to walk instead of driving
The car had a flat tire
It was a nice day
The car radiator busted
What was Odilia referring to when she said "never talk to strangers"?
The lovely and engaging woman's voice
The warning rattling in her head from mama
Neither options 1 or 2
Both options 1 and 2
How did the girls feel around the sweet voiced lady?
Relieved
Safe
Unafraid
all of the above
What had Cecilia told them she was?
Option 1 - a widow
Option 2 - the wife of a police officer who died in the line of duty
Option 3 - a lonely old woman
Both options 1 and 2
What are petit fours?
flowers
baby cakes
Both options 1 and 2
None of the above
How was Cecilia able to keep them at her house?
She asked them to stay
She fed them sweets
She sang to them
None of the above
Who did they see on TV that made Pita cry?
papa
Ines
mama
Zaragoza
Who did Cecilia say was playing both sides?
papa
Chief Jimenez
the FBI
None of the above
Odilia said her arms were wooden, what figurative language technique was used here?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
When Odilia discovered that she and her sisters were in trouble, who did she seek help from?
Her sisters
Cecilia
Mama
La Llorona
Why was Odilia thankful when she was at Cecilia's house?
for a comfortable bed
for feeling safe
Both options 1 and 2
Neither options 1 or 2
Who did Odilia say Juanita looked like in the old hat Ines gave her?
Papa
Mama
The Mad Hatter
A clown
What did the girls leave the dead man's family before they left?
Money
The newspapers
A thank you note
All of the above
