Hero's Journey
The call to adventure in SOM
What is finding the dead mans body
The way Odelia react to the idea of returning the dead man's body
what is Unwilling
The ghost said to have drowned her own children
La Lorano
The talisman given to Odelia
What is Aztec ear pendent
The Heros
Who is oddesues and Odilia
The mentor in SOM
Who is La Lorana
The reactions of the dead man's family
Anger and sadness
The twins
who are Velia and Delia
what gift did Odelia and her herminitas bring to teresita
a goat
The witch
who is Cecilia and Circe
The unknown
what is El sacrificio
The way Odelia's herminitas thought the dead mans family would react
they would be happy and grateful
The Dead man's name
who is Gabriel Perdido
What chapter was pita tied up in for trying to escape
chapter 5
This character waits for her children in Summer of the Mariposas, just as Penelope waits for Odysseus.
who is mama
a big trial
escaping Cecilia's
The news reaction to the mama's missing children
That they were kidnapped/murdered
The mom's boss
who is Mr. Moore
The name for the shape-shifting warlock who captures the sisters in a cave in Chapter 12.
what is a nagual
The girls encounter these creatures, reminiscent of the Sirens or Harpies, who taunt them in Chapter 11.
What are the lechuzas
This is the name of the town in Texas where the Garza sisters live with their mother, established as their "Ordinary World" in the prologue.
What is Eagle Pass?
the way Juanita feels when she realizes Odelia knew about the trouble they'll face
Betrayed
who is Tonantzin the holy mother of all mankind
How does Pita change by the end of chapter 12?
She loses her innocent, selfish demeanor and becomes more aware of the danger and responsibility
Just as Hermes gives Odysseus the herb "moly" to resist magic, La Llorona provides this substance to rouse the sisters from Cecilia's spell.
What is jojotle juice?