General Knowledge
This is the river in which the dead man was found.
What is the Rio Grande River?
"My sisters are waiting."
Who is Odilia?
Odilia can invoke the powers of the ear pendant this many times.
What is 5 times?
When one of the sisters was accused of gossiping, they were called this.
What is a chismosa?
This is another word for ghost, that Odilia said she didn't want her sisters to see her talking to.
What is a phantom?
What is el sacrificio?
"Change must take place. It is important. To remain as you are would lead to isolation. You would be doomed to a lonely existence, ripped apart from those you love."
Who is La Llorona?
This is the part of the hero's journey when the hero leaves the ordinary world.
What is crossing the threshold?
The sisters had to pass through this when crossing the border into Mexico. What is the Spanish word for this?
What is Aduana?
When the girls saw the desicated cocoons of the butterflies, it meant they were this.
What is dried out?
This is the name of the town in which the Garza family lives.
What is Eagle Pass, Texas?
"We're going to a desert? But I want to wear this dress!"
Who is Pita?
In this stage of the journey, the hero is invited or requested to do something that would require them to leave the ordinary world.
What is the call to adventure?
This is the Spanish word for "the dog days of summer."
What is canicula?
"It was unfathomable. This is stupid. I kept telling myself. Ghosts aren't real, and they don't give you expensive presents. I should go home and have my head examined." In this sentence, unfathomable means...
What is impossible to understand or believe?
This girls drove this kind of car to take the body to Mexico.
What is a Chevy Nova?
"...Odilia knows better and it won't happen again."
Who is Mama?
In this stage of the hero's journey, the hero experiences challenges, tests, or trials. They may also encounter characters that try to lead them astray.
This is the Spanish word for a sweet, puff pastry dish.
What is sopapillas?
Juanita said that the dead man's body had not yet reached this state of decomposition.
What is rigor mortis?
This is the name of Odilia's friend that she lied about having a sleepover with.
Who is Marisol?
"Stop biting me you little traitor!"
Who is Velia?
This is the a-ha moment of the journey, when the hero achieves what they set out to do.
What is achieving the goal?
Papa made a foreboding comment during Loteria when he announced this card, which made Mama upset.
What is La Sirena?
The girls scrubbed this off of the dead man's cheeks because they thought that Juanita put too much of it on him.
What is rouge?