Fiesta Fatal

Morelia

100

Is the city of Morelia close to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico? 

Yes, Morelia is close to the capital 

200

What is the name of the professional soccer team of Morelia? 

"Las Monarcas"

(The Monarchs) 

300

There are more than how many historic buildings in the center of Morelia? 

A) More than 20               C) More than 2,000

B) More than 200             D) More than 2,200

B) More than 200

400

Neither agriculture or technology is the most important industry in Morelia. 

So what is the most important industry in Morelia?

Commerce (the buying and selling of goods)

500

Mexico has different states. What state is the city of Morelia in? 

The state of Michoacán 

Cultura

100

What is a "mercado"? What place could you compare it to locally?

What is a "supermercado"? What place could you compare it to locally?

A mercado is a market like the Flint Farmer's Market.

A supermercado is a supermarket like Meijers or Walmart.

200

State four examples of how a Quinceañera is SIMILAR to a wedding:

Answers may include:

~Fancy dress for the main girl

~A court/bridal party

~Father daughter dance

~A large celebration with many people

~Etc.

300

State four examples of how a Quinceañera is DIFFERENT from a wedding:

Answers may include:

Quince: A girl turning 15, getting your last doll, change from flat shoes to high heels, having damas and chambelanes

Wedding: celebrate a marriage of two people, having bridesmaids and groomsmen, focused on two people rather than one person

Etc. 

400

What is a fact about Ciudad Juarez?

Answers may include:

~It is on the border of Mexico and Texas

~It has a history of violence and many homicides

~It's important to the drug cartels because they want access to the U.S.

500

Michoacán has ideal geographic conditions for drug cartel. Give at two examples:

Answers may include: 

~It is close to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico

~It is in the center of the country so they have access to a lot of different states in Mexico

~They have access to the Pacific ocean and productive port

~The cartels can hide in the mountains

~Michoacán has an ideal climate for growing various products

Capítulos 1 - 5

100

How does Vanesa feel about her mom at the beginning of the story? Why?

Answer may include something similar to:

Vanesa and her mom do not respect each other and do not get along. They are rude to each other and do not listen to one another. 

200

Julieta got a text message from Manuel in chapter two. What bad news did he share?

Jorge was in a fatal car accident and the cartel wants to eliminate Vanesa and Julieta. 

300

How does Vanesa react when Julieta tells them they have to run away from the cartel?

Vanesa doesn't want to leave and miss her Quince. She also doesn't want to pack just a backpack so she protests and packs a suitcase. 

400

Vanesa and Julieta have to flee from the cartel, put the following location in chronologial order: 

~El mercado             ~La casa de los García

~La azotea               ~El puesto de ropa para hombres

~Debajo de una mesa

La azotea

La casa de los García

El mercado

El puesto de ropa para hombres

Debajo de una mesa

500

Julieta and Vanesa hop in a taxi. What are two things that happen in the taxi?

Answers may include:

~The taxi contacts the cartel

~The taxi crashes (while driver looked at his phone)

~Vanesa grabs the taxi driver's phone

~Julieta and Vanesa realize the taxi driver works for the cartel

~Julieta has Vanesa text the cartel false information

Capítulos 6 - 10

100

Where do Julieta and Vanesa meet Berta? Why are they meeting her?

At a restaurante.

They need her help to illegally cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. 

200

Where does Vanesa meet Riky?

Why does she like him?

Answers may include something similar to:

Riky is a handsome boy she meets at school in Colorado. She likes that he is nice to her, compliments her eyes, and reminds her of her dad. 

300

Vanesa and Riky go to a restaurant. Who do they meet? What does this new person invite Vanesa to?

They meet Mónica, and she invites Vanesa (and her family) to her Quinceañera. 

400

After finding out the Vanesa's dad died in a car accident. What does Mónica do for Vanesa?

Answer may be similar to:

Monica agrees to share her Quinceañera with Vanesa and even offers her an extra tiara. 

500

What are three things that happen in Chapter 10?

Answers may include:

~Vanesa flees to the kitchen when an unknown man shouts her name

~Vanesa realizes Jorge is alive

~Vanesa, Jorge, and Julieta share what has happened

~Julieta gives Vanesa her high heels

~Jorge changes Vanesa shoes from the flat shoes to the high heels from Julieta

~Jorge and Vanesa dance together

Vocabulario

100

Translate the following words (in order):

~The dress

~Towards

~Car (version used in story)

~Sad

~El vestido

~Hacia

~El coche

~Triste

200

Translate the following words (in order):

~The flat roof top

~The T-shirt

~The backpack

~Men

~La azotea

~La camiseta

~La mochila

~Hombres

300

Translate the following words (in order):

~To wear

~The street

~To go up

~The stall (found in a market)

~llevar

~La calle

~Subir

~El puesto

400

Translate the following words (in order):

~He/she grabbed

~Humble (sometimes also used as humiliating)

~Good looking

~The suitcase

~agarró

~humilde

~guapo/a

~la maleta

500

Translate the following words (in order):

~Left

~Right

~Shut up

~Understanding

~Izquierda

~Derecha

~Cállate

~Comprensivo/a