Hero's Journey
To what destination are the sisters traveling at the start of chapter 14?
Hacienda Dorada
Why do the sisters travel with Chencho?
He is traveling the same way as them, and he offers them water, food, and shelter.
I am the sister that needed to get healed by abuelita.
Pita
What monster do the sisters meet in chapter 14?
el chupacabras
What is the symbol for chapter 14?
El Diablito/The Little Devil
Who is Odilia's mentor along the journey?
La Llorona
Why can't the sisters go through the U.S./Mexico border?
Their forgot their birth certificates
I am the one who hugged Papá first.
Pita
What does Chencho do that shows he is the chupacabras?
He bites Pita's leg in the chupacabra form.
Who is the musician/el musico in chapter 19?
Their Papa
Why do the sister's let the chupacabra go?
He was begging and they realize they have to stay pure of heart.
Why do the sisters give in and end up hugging their Papá?
They want to believe what he is saying and they miss him.
I am the one who abuelita talked to about all the different uses of her plants.
Odilia
What do the girls eat with Chencho before they fall asleep?
Bread and Cheese
What riddle does Papa's new woman connect to?
La Sirena/The Mermaid come to take your papa away.
What part of the hero's journey does chapter 16 represent? (Use your Hero's Journey notes)
9. The Return
1. Why doesn't Odilia use the last ear pendant spin to heal Pita?
2. What does she use the last spin on?
1. Abuelita is a curandera, and they were close to her house.
2. To cross the Rio Grande.
I am the sister who called Odilia fearless.
Juanita
What does Chencho do with his lead goat?
Ties him around his wrist so that he doesn't wander.
Who/what is el corazón referring to in chapter 18?
Mamá/Being reunited as a family
According to the Hero's Journey, what was the "crisis"?
Fighting the chupacabras, Pita being bitten, and Pita almost dying from the bite. OR the girls forgetting their birth certificates and not being able to cross the border.
What is the name of the new sets of twins?
Ashley and Alison
I am the one who tells Special Agent Gonzales that Pita's leg was bitten by a stray dog in Chapter 18.
Juanita
Why does Odilia not tell her abuelita the truth about Pita's bite right away?
Odilia is worried that her abuelita will thinks he is crazy.
Who does the symbol in chapter 17 represent?
Ixtali