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WorksheetsSummer of the Mariposas Prologue Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the prologue?
A section in the middle of a novel
An introductory section of a text
The conclusion to the story
A section of a text found in the first few pages
The reader will learn information about these story elements
Exposition, Climax, Rising Action
Falling Action, Characters, Conclusion
Characters, Settings, Conflict
People, Places, Things
What creatures appeared after the long drought?
American Snout Butterflies
American Beetles
Honey Bees
Monarch Butterflies
How long has it been since father left?
Six months
8 months
12 years
Almost 1 year
What did Mama stop doing when father left?
Laughing
Being happy
Smiling
Being a housewife
Which game did they miss playing now that Papa was gone?
Uno
Loteria
Soccer
Hide and Seek
What was father's job when they played the game?
Un cantor, caller
Un lector, reader
Un artista, artist
Un oyente, listener
Read the sentence from par. 5: "..., but to keep things interesting Papa had always altered the riddles and personalized them to fit our family." What does the word altered mean as it is used in the text?
Stayed the same
Changed
Preserve
Cooked
What happened as a result of father leaving for good?
The children played the Loteria every day and remembered Papa.
The children tried to play Loteria, but they cried for Papa almost every day.
The children stopped playing Loteria, neglected their chores, and went wild.
The children went to school every day and did exactly what they were told.
Read the sentence from par. 9: "But on scorching summer days, when the pavement was so hot you couldn’t sit on it…” What impact does the word scorching have on the setting?
The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that the temperature was unbearably hot.
The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that it was hot outside.
The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that the temperature was nice and comfortable.
The author uses scorching to help the reader understand that it was warm outside.
"The waters of the Rio Grande were unruly and loud” is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Personification
"…the mariposas flittered over cultivated gardens as happily they danced over thorn-ridden lots and neglected fields.” is an example of what type of figurative language? Select ALL that apply.
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Personification
What did the girls find in their swimming haven?
Their father
Their Mama
A body of a dead man
Their favorite cousin
Read the last paragraph of the Prologue and answer: What is a possible theme?
The waters of the Rio Grande were unruly and loud, but we had found an alcove far off El Indio Highway, a pebbled niche where the current swirled in peacefully and stayed for a while, as if to rest from its long, draining journey over boulders and through canyons all the way from California down to our miniature bay in Eagle Pass. There it pooled, relaxed, cleansed itself, and bubbled into laughter at the sheer joy of having us in its midst. We splashed around in the full of dreaminess and charm, a time to watch the mariposas emerge out of their cocoons, gather their courage, and take flight while we floated faceup in the water. And that’s exactly what we were doing the morning the body of a dead man drifted into our swimming haven.
Change may not be easy, but it can be worth it.
Change is rough.
Don’t wait on others.
Don’t give up
What evidence supports your answer to the previous question about the possible theme?
...a pebbled niche where the current swirled in peacefully and stayed for a while...
There it pooled, relaxed, cleansed itself, and bubbled into laughter at the sheer joy of having us in its midst.
...a time to watch the mariposas emerge out of their cocoons, gather their courage, and take flight...
And that’s exactly what we were doing the morning the body of a dead man drifted into our swimming haven.
