Vocab
You have to go through this when you are going to a new country.
Who are the twin sisters?
Delia + Velia
True or False: While discussing the situation at the river, the sisters were all in agreement about what to do with the drowned man's body.
Flalse.
Who is the mentor?
La Llorona
True or False: The girls pay a toll to the American customs agent in order to cross into Mexico.
If something is ominous it is...
Mysterious or serious
Which sister is narrating?
Odilia
What is happening in the pink house in El Sacrificio when the girls arrive?
There is a birthday party in progress
What is the threshold?
The US/Mexican Border.
True or False: When Odilia gets in the car for the first time after chasing down her sisters driving away, she has given up fighting with her sisters.
False: She has gotten into the car and plans on giving the body away at the border.
The girls swimming hole was a _______.
haven
This sister is the second oldest.
Juanita
Why do the girls prep the body for the trip?
So the drowned man will look alive.
What is the talisman?
The ear pendant.
Who do the girls invite to a birthday party?
The Mexican customs officer
If you don't take care of your plants, you might be considered...
This sister had a butterfly land on her nose in the car while waiting to "cross the threshold".
Pita
When they finally return the drowned man to his family, what information do they receive that surprises them?
The man has been gone from home for a while.
True or False: There wasn't a refusal to call.
False!
What does La Llorona tell Odilia that this trip is really about?
Making Odilia's family whole again
This is the word for a punishment or sentence for doing something wrong or bad.
atonement
This sister met La Llorona.
Odilia
What could bringing the drowned man home symbolize to the Garza family?
Answers may vary but should be along the lines of finding one another as family.
What is the call to adventure?
Finding the dead body + returning it to the family.
Who does Odilia call for help when they get to the border checkpoint?
The Aztec Queen, Tontazin