Who did Odilia get the magic earing from?
La Llorona
Who tried to tell the mom about the dead man?
Odilia or the oldest sister
How did the girls get past the guard to enter Mexico?
Odilia hypnotized him with her magic earing.
Who drove the girls to Mexico?
Odillia
What is a gist?
a brief account of the main points of something.
What does the word "scrumptious" mean? OR what is a connotation associated with the word?
sweet, cakes/ desserts
What is the youngest sisters name?
Pita
What does Cecilia's sweets do to the girls?
Who got tied up by the other sisters?
Pita
What does the word vacated mean in the sentence "They all vacated the car."
Left, got out of
How did Cecilia fool the girls into going into her house?
she appears beautiful/ acts motherly towards them
Who is "el nagual"?
The evil spirit who turns into "Charrito" the donkey to fool the girls
What did Odilia have to do to escape Ines and Zaragoza?
Hypnotize them with earrings
Which sisters act like argue the most with Pita and act like "spoiled brats."
The twins, Velia and Delia
What is another term for main idea?
central idea
What do the authorities think happened to the girls?
They are MISSING/may have been kidnapped by the drug dealers who were said to have killed Gabriel Perdido
who is Gabriel Perdido
The dead man
Who did Odilia call too when when she used the ear ring?
Tonantzin
Who's idea was it to take the dead man to Mexico?
Juanita
“Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.” -Who said it? What does this passage reveal?
The reason the nagual captured the girls
When Odilia and her sisters sing together, the dead butterflies come back to life and dance to their song. What does this imagery represent?
The love among the sisters
Who is Teresita?
an old woman/ fortune teller who will help the girls "see" their future
What does Odilia know in Chapter 9 that the other girls do NOT know?
that La llorona warned Odilia that her sisters "must remain pure of heart" on their journey (Pg. 157)
Who used to play Loteria with the sisters?
Their Papa
What type of figurative language is, "Pita was as nervous as a little mouse."
Simile