WorksheetsSOTM: Ch. 1-4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
A theme is a universal message or lesson.
1. What is the emerging theme from "Summer of the Mariposas" up to Ch. 5? Here's a helper: "If you are ______ and _______, then you will _______________________.
Use at least two quotes from the book to support your response.
2. How can you use this theme in your life?
Find a simile from "Summer of the Mariposas" and explain the comparison. Include the page number.
One theme of "Summer of the Mariposas" is
"Girls must stick together!"
"Things are not always as they appear."
"Sisters should get along."
"Only adults can achieve true happiness."
Which event triggered the meeting of La Llorona?
The drought that brought the overpopulation of mariposas.
Mama got her first job.
Papa left and the sisters stopped playing Loteria.
Finding a dead man in the swimming hole.
Draw a scene using imagery from, "Summer of the Mariposas".
Which is the best gist statement for chapter 4:
The girls hypnotized a man at the American Custom's tollbooth.
La Llorona gave Odilia a pair of earrings that were given to her when she turned 15.
La Llorona reveals their destiny.
The sisters cross the border with the help of La Llorona's earring.
decipher
being disappointed in someone or something that's not as good as you had believed
to figure out
stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
coming at a bad time; not appropriate
quinceanera
cool and confident, unconcerned
Completely honest, straightforward
An celebration for adolescent girls that is practiced in many Latino communities.
To depart from a course
the process of being questioned
inopportune
interrogation
deviate
quinceanera
cryptic
having a meaning that is puzzling or mysterious
Completely honest, straightforward
the process of being questioned
stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
