Which Sister is This?
The Garza sisters often got annoyed at this youngest sister, and felt she was too much of a baby to go on the journey.
Who is Pita?
Chencho, who disguised himself as a young boy, actually turned out the be this monster, who bit Pita.
What is El Chupacabras?
Find the word that means "to copy."
Like little ducks, the girls mimicked my every move until we were all standing in front of the virgin’s altar, crossing ourselves, one right after the other.
What is mimicked?
In the book Summer of the Mariposas, which character is considered the main hero?
Who is Odilia?
The roses were not for the girls' mama! They were actually for this character, who became a constellation at the end of the book.
Who is La Llorona?
This sister was the oldest, and she initially did not want to go on the journey to Mexico.
Who is Odilia?
This monster, disguised as a donkey, kidnapped the girls and attempted to boil their bones.
Who is el nagual?
Find the word that means "powerful."
To be sure,” La Llorona whispered, turning to look at me. “Its sweetness comes from the seeds at the heart of the chinchontle plant. It is a sedative more potent than any sleeping pill you can buy at a farmacia.”
What is potent?
As she begins her journey, Odilia is met by this character, her mentor who gives her a magic ear pendant.
Who is La Llorona?
Mama found new love in this character, who helped the family adjust after all the changes in their life.
Who is Special Agent Aaron Gonzalez?
Who is Juanita?
These owl creatures often had the faces of some of the women from the Garza girls' lives, but they were defeated with string and pitchforks.
Who are la lechuzas?
Find the word that means "like a snake."
The loose silvery strands writhed around her head like serpentine ghosts, more fearsome than Medusa’s
What is serpentine?
To see if Odilia is worthy, La Llorona gives Odilia a test of bravery. She much attempt to save these two characters, who are actually nothing more than a vision.
Who are the two boys/La Llorona's sons.
At the end of the book, Odilia is celebrating this event when she is surprised by her father.
What is her Sweet Sixteen/ Makeup Quincenera?
Odilia states that these two sisters, twins, often needed to watch their colorful language.
Who is Velia and Delia?
This is the name of la bruja who tried to poison the girls. Thankfully Odilia and La Llorona came to the rescue!
Who is Cecilia?
Find the word that means "messy or untidy."
The woman’s hair was long and disheveled, and her long tunic dress was torn and frayed. I could tell it used to be a white robe of some kind when it was new, but it was so old it was gray now. On the whole, she looked unkempt and malnourished, close to death.
What is disheveled OR What is unkempt?
The girls encounter many helpers on their journey. This character is actually a curandera, who helps heal Pita's leg after she is bitten by the chupacabras?
Who is Abuelita Remedios?
When confronting their father, Velia and Delia call their father this, hollow and empty with a fake smile carved onto his face.
What is a jack-o-lantern?
This is how you would list all of the sisters, if you were to put their names in alphabetical order.
Who is Delia, Juanita, Odilia, Pita, and Velia?
When playing loteria at the beginning of the book, Papa said this creature would come take away the girls Papa, but he would not let that happen. (Sure, whatever you say..)
Who is la sirena, or the mermaid?
Find the word that means "rebels or outlaws."
But before I knew it, our entire party was sitting around the campfire like a gang of renegades in an old Western. Chencho was keeping the fire alive by throwing another log in and poking at the base of it, but Juanita and Delia were carving away at branches with two small pocketknives from Velia’s tool belt.
What is renegades?
Odilia and her sisters cross the threshold from the real world into the magical world when she uses the ear pendant for the first time on this character.
Who is the border patrol agent?
Give either of the names of the sisters in Papa's new family?
Who are Allison and Ashley?