Vocab
The definition is: honest and direct.
Candid
On their journey, the girls stop driving and have to walk. Why did they have to walk and who did they meet?
The girls' car broke down. They met a beautiful woman named Cecilia.
When Pita pushes Odilia out of the way and watches the liquid eat away at the nagual's flesh, what does this tell us about her?
Pita is growing up and becoming tougher and braver.
Name 2 major themes in the novel.
Things are not always as they appear. Being kind and pure of heart can help people live more meaningful lives.
What do Odilia and her sisters argue about regarding the chupacabras?
Odilia says they should be noble and kind, but the girls want to kill him.
The definition is: calm, relaxed, and not showing emotion
Nonchalant
The sisters insult and mock Cecilia, which is the exact opposite of what La Llorona told Odilia (stay noble and kind). Because the sisters made fun of Cecilia, what happened?
Cecilia calls upon the children of the dark, children of evil, and asks them to punish the girls and make them suffer (curses them).
Who is Chencho and what happens to him?
He is a 12 year old boy who herds goats. He turns into the chupacabras.
Explain how Gabriel Perdido would align with "things aren't always as they appear."
The sisters think Gabriel Perdido was a wonderful father whose family will be happy to have his body returned. They soon learn that he was estranged from his family and the return of his body causes his family grief.
Which character is more powerful than the nagual?
Tonantzin
The definition is: wrongdoings or sins
Transgressions
Teresita informs the girls about the Evil Trinity of Cecilia's "children." Name the 3 different "children" the girls are warned about.
Nagual (evil warlock), lechuzas (barn owls), chupacabras (blood-sucking demon)
After which event do the sisters become helpful and cooperative with one another?
After the girls defeat the chupacabras.
What happened when the sisters weren't kind and pure of heart?
When the sisters weren’t kind nor pure toward Cecilia, they were cursed and their journey became more difficult.
Who does the chupacabras bite and where does he bite this character?
He bites Pita on the leg.
Define devious and use it in a sentence.
sneaky or dishonest- teacher will determine if sentence is correct
Explain who the donkey "talks" to, what happened to the donkey, and what the donkey wants.
The injured donkey "talks" to Pita. He turns into the nagual (evil warlock). He wants to kill the girls which will release him from the curse he is under.
One of the lechuzas attacks Odilia. Who does the lechuza sound like and what are 3 ways it says Odilia has been irresponsible?
The lechuza sounds like Mama. It tells Odilia she took the girls from mama. She left mama crying. She lost the thread.
How does La Llorona align with "things are not always as they appear?"
Odilia doesn’t trust La Llorona at first. She soon learns that La Llorona is a kind and motherly figure, not a demon.
How does Odilia and the girls feel when they drink the jojotle juice?
The girls end up throwing up all the poison from Cecilia.
A difficult or unfortunate situation is the definition. Name the word and use it in a sentence.
Odilia says that Tonantzin "looked like an Aztec goddess, but her face was that of a Mexican girl, the face of our many friends and cousins, a teenager, like us" (190). What does this have to do with identity?
Family and culture have a great impact on our identity.
The girls learn several things about their Papa when they visit Abuelita Remedios. Name three.
He is still alive. He wants to divorce Mama. He left them because he is selfish. He wants a fresh start. He is a louse and is up to no good.
Things are not always as they appear aligns with Chencho. Explain how he appeared to be one thing, then turned out to be something else, only for the girls to discover his true identity.
Chencho appears to be a shepherd boy until he is revealed to be the demonic chupacabra, only to show that he is, in fact, just a sad little boy who cannot help his beastly impulses. The girls develop a deeper, more compassionate understanding of Chencho as they discover his true identity.
What story does Teresita's husband tell the girls and what does he give them?
Teresita’s husband informs the girls that he once blinded a chupacabras in one eye. He gives the girls a map to Hacienda Dorada, where their Abuelita Remedios lives.