Characters
This character wears high heels and a tight dress to Olga's funeral.
Lorena
How did Lorena’s father die?
He needed to go back to Mexico for his mom’s funeral, but on his way back, a coyote took his money and left him dying in the desert when crossing the border of Arizona.
What does Julia like to do in her own time?
Read books
What was Olga doing when crossing the street before she got hit?
Looking at her phone
Literary device: "Olga was as meek and fragile as a baby bird".
Simile
This character works most of the time and sits on the couch with a bottle of beer
Apá
What was Julia doing in Lorena’s house that put her in danger with Jose Louis?
Smoking weed
In what city does Julian want to move to for college?
New York
Name THREE items Julia found in Olga’s room.
Lingerie, Sticky note w/ “I love you” on the back, One box is filled with photos, laptop, hotel key
Literary device: “What kind of girl doesn’t know when a tortilla is done?”
Symbolism
This character works at a hotel and lives with parents.
Angie
What happened when Julia went to Angie about the “weird underwear and a hotel key” found in Olga’s room?
She got mad and blamed Julia for “causing trouble and creating problems”.
What was José Luis doing when Julia passed out at Lorena’s?
Taking pictures of her body under the skirt
The only boyfriend of Olga that Julia knows of.
Pedro
Literary Device: "My mind is leaping, my thoughts doing somersaults and backflips".
Personification
This character worships Santa Muerte.
Lorena's mom
Why did Julia go out with Lorena and Carlos on a Saturday night?
Carlo’s cousin, Leo, is a cop and might be able to help find out things about Olga.
A thoughtful gift Olga gave to Julia for Christmas.
Leather journal
What job does Olga have?
Receptionist
Literary Device: "I think Angie’s family may be the last on earth to have plastic covers on their sofas".
Hyperbole
This character always says Julia's name exactly how she likes it, the Spanish way.
Mr. Ingman
How does Julia feel when she got her first kiss?
Embarrassed
Who kissed Julia at the end of CH. 5?
Ramiro
How many classes was Olga taking at a time each semester?
One
"what Walt Whitman said about death: “Look for me under your boot soles”.
Allusion