Family and Relationships
This person is the oldest sister, the narrator and the hero.
Who is Odilia?
This is the name of the shapeshifting creature who tricks the girls and tries to sacrifice them.
What is the nagual?
This legendary spirit gives Odelia the talisman.
Who is La Llorona?
This is the reason why the sisters begin the journey.
What is to return the dead man's body to Mexico?
This is an important lesson that the sisters learn about letting go of anger and moving forward.
What is forgiveness?
This is the important lesson that Abuelita teaches the girls before they leave her house.
What is "stay together and take care of each other?"
This is the name of the owls who attacked the sisters.
What are the lechuzas?
This curandera helps the sisters prepare for future dangers.
Who is Teresita?
This is the name of the river that the sisters cross from the Ordinary World to the mystical world.
What is the Rio Grande?
The sisters struggle to forgive this family member after he leaves their mother and returns with a new family.
Who is Papa?
This is why Odilia is angry when Papa arrives with his new family.
What is she feels he has betrayed her mother and sisters?
This is the creature who chases the sisters as they get close to their Abuelita's house.
What is the chupacabras?
This ordinary piece of jewelry is given magic powers to help the girls on their journey.
What are the earrings?
This is the name of the ancient city that the sisters visit near the end of the novel.
What is Tenochtitlan?
True or False: Odilia immediately forgives her father when he returns home.
What is false?
This is the lesson that the journey teach the sisters about family.
What is "family members support and protect one another through challenges?"
This enemy cursed the nagual.
Who is Cecilia?
This religious figure appears in the cave to defeat the nagual.
Who is La Virgen de la Cueva (Tonantzin)?
This mystical person rows the girls across the river near Tenochtitlan.
Who is Ixtali?
This is why forgiveness is difficult for Odilia near the end of the novel.
What is she feels hurt and betrayed by her father's actions toward her mother and sisters?
These are examples of how Odilia has changed as a sister by the end of the novel.
What is "she becomes more responsible, compassionate, and confident as a leader?"
This enemy could be considered the cause of many later dangers.
Who is Cecilia?
This helper reminds the sisters to trust their courage, family, and traditions.
Who is Teresita?
This is the most important goal of the sisters' journey at the END of the story.
What is returning home and reuniting with their mother?
This is the the lesson about forgiveness that helped Odilia grow as a character throughout the novel.
What is she learns that holding onto anger can be harmful and that forgiveness can help people heal and move forward?