WorksheetsSummer of the Mariposas Chapters 16-17
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Abuelita Remidios give the sisters for their return journey?
tortillas and water
Semillitas
dozen roses from her garden
herbs from her garden so her mother could become a curandera too
Whose backpack did Odilia search in while trying to find the birth certificates?
Delia
Velia
Juanita
Pita
Who appeared after they had been transported?
Tonantzin
La Llorana
the F.B.I. agent
her mother was there offering up huge hugs
Where did they appear after the wish?
back home with their mother
In the woods by the Rio Grande
back at their abuelitas house with their grandmother
Disney Lande
What was fluttering around the aztec goddess?
mariposas
mosquitos
humming birds
lechuzas were swarming her
Which best describes Abuelita Remedios’ opinion on how they should answer questions about their trip to Mexico?
She thinks they should tell everyone what happened.
She thinks they should lie and not tell anything they saw.
She thinks they should leave the parts about the dead body because people won't believe it.
She thinks they should leave out the parts about the magic because people won't believe it.
Why does it seem like they will have a problem with taking a taxi across the border?
They don't know what directions to give the driver.
They don't speak the same language as the driver.
They don't have papers to give to the driver.
They don't have any money to pay for the driver.
Abuelita Remedios wants the girls to ask at the aduana offices for help.
True
False
The girls are afraid they will have to wait in a detention center.
True
False
Abuelita Remedios is worried about corrupt officials and bribes.
True
False
Odilia is worried Mamá might get into trouble with Child Protective Services.
True
False
What does Odilia mean when she says “The answer has been sitting right here all along”?
The papers are sitting in a bag they haven't checked yet.
Her grandmother knows a back road they can cross over into the United States.
She decided the adauno offices are the best way to go and they will help them get across the border.
They still have the last wish from the ear pendant.
What made them build Tenochtitlan in the place where they buildt it?
That's where the floating gardens were.
Someone gave them a great buy.
The great Aztec queen decided many years ago.
They saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus.
What did Ixtali remind them to do as she paddled her canoe away?
to live a long and honorable life
to make up with their mom and repent
to beg for forgiveness from their mom
to pick the flowers
What kind of flowers must Odilia pick for her mother?
Roses
Tulips
Daisies
Rosas de Mariposas
Who were the first people to make contact with the girls once they arrived in the United States?
border patrol agents
F.B.I.
Their mother
Their father
Their abuelita decided to go with them and visit their journey together.
True
False
What is the first thing they recognize on the canoe ride?
the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico
their swimming hole
mother waiting for them on shore
the butterflies hovering all around them.
Who were the only two to go cut the flowers because Pita was too tired to walk further?
Odilia and Juanita
Odilia and Delia
Velia and Juanita
Odilia and Velia
They had to cut the roses with their bare hands because they forgot their tools in their abuelita's car.
True
False
Why do the girls think that the border patrol will call Child Protective Service on their mother for sure?
They have been away for weeks and they look all dirty and grimy from their journey.
They don't have their papers.
The border patrol won't accept their bribes because it was too little.
Their mother is just that, a bad mother.
What was the name of this chapter?
The Canoe
Ixtali and the Floating Gardens
Roses for Mother
The Great Journey Home
