WorksheetsMid-Unit 1 Assessment: Summer of the Mariposas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
8.4 Which word in this sentence best helps in understanding the meaning of sedative?
"It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmicia."
Potent
Farmicia
Buy
Sleeping
8.4 What does dwell most likely mean in this sentence?
" My husband angered the ancient ones and I've been paying for it ever since, doomed to dwell in this empty shell of a house."
Pay for
Clean
Sleep
Live in
8.4 "I'd never seen a newspaper back home say such things about people possibly involved in crimes who hadn't been arrested, but Mexican papers were quick to report speculations. They took information from anyone willing to talk and didn't hold back."
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word "speculations."
Rumors without strong evidence
Strange noises overheard by neighbors
Bad behavior reported by citizens
Educated guesses
8.4 Carefully read these two sentences:
“You must prepare yourself for the confrontation that will ensue with her arrival.”
“You must prepare yourself for the encounter that will ensue with her arrival.”
The words in bold have very similar meanings. How does the author’s choice to use the word confrontation affect our understanding of the first sentence?
It implies that the meeting will be a surprise.
It emphasizes how soon Cecilia will be there.
It suggests that they have met before.
It warns that there will be a conflict or problem.
8.6 When Delia says these lines, what does the reader know that Delia does not know?
"‘Whoa! Someone got a wicked makeover!’” Delia said, bursting into peals of laughter.”
That Cecilia has been disguising her appearance
That Cecilia is evil.
That Cecilia has taken off her makeup.
That Cecilia is actually beautiful.
8.6 “‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
At this point in the chapter, what does the reader know that Juanita does not?
That Cecilia is a witch.
That Cecilia could easily be defeated.
That La Llorona had warned the girls to remain kind and honorable on this journey.
That La Llorona had given the girls a secret tonic to use against Cecilia.
8.6 “‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
8.1 Which line from the text best supports your response above?
“I wondered if it was her miraculous tonic making me feel so weightless and swift.”
“I stood in front of the girls, ready to protect them from the witch’s rage.”
“Be courageous but remember to also be noble and everything will be all right.”
“Her hair, however, was as gray and dusty as moth wings . . . .”
8.6 What effect does this create for the reader? In other words, how does the author hope we will feel when reading this scene?
The lines create suspense for the reader.
The lines create a humorous feeling for the reader.
The lines create a feeling of surprise for the reader
The lines create a feeling of dread for the reader.
How does the author use the narrator's point of view and Juanita's taunting to create tension in this scene? Use details from the text to support your response.“‘Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?’ Juanita yelled from behind me, to which Cecilia responded with a bloodcurdling wail that made us all stop. ‘Come on, give it your best shot!’”
8.4 What type of figurative language is used in the following quote:
"Velia slid back into her seat like a turtle trying to get back in its shell."
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
8.4 "The woman's house was beautiful too, with wide, resplendent windows reflecting the daylight no every side, making it glitter and shine majestically. I thought for a moment we were in a fantasy world- a magical land, a dream come true" (131). What two literary devices are used in this passage?
Imagery and hyperbole
Simile and metaphor
Imagery and verbal irony
Verbal irony and metaphor
8.1 Make an inference about the use of figurative language. What does this line tell us about Velia in this moment? Note: this answer does NOT require textual evidence.
The woman's house was beautiful too, with wide, resplendent windows reflecting the daylight no every side, making it glitter and shine majestically. I thought for a moment we were in a fantasy world- a magical land, a dream come true" (131)
8.6 What does the reader in this scene feel that Odilia does not?
The woman's house was beautiful too, with wide, resplendent windows reflecting the daylight no every side, making it glitter and shine majestically. I thought for a moment we were in a fantasy world- a magical land, a dream come true" (131)
Hopeful
Nervous
Impressed
Curious
8.1 How will the encounter with Cecelia affect Odilia's plans going forward? Make an inference and use a line from the text to support your answer.
8.1 Which of the following lines best describes Odilia's main internal conflict?
"I thought about La Llorona then and wondered if she knew how much trouble this journey would cause" (126) .
"I hear my conscious nagging at me. 'You could have stopped this, all of it,' it whispered" (126).
"We were only about fifteen miles down the road from where we'd started in El Sacrificio, but it was far enough that going back there wouldn't be too smart...It might call more attention to us" (127).
"The truth was, I didn't know what to expect. After the day we'd just had, I realized we had no way of knowing what tomorrow would bring. What if Abuelita wasn't home?" (115).
