Perceptions
What do the girls think of customs agents?
That they are ruthless
Who wants to tell the mom about the dead man?
Odilia (the oldest sister)
What is a mariposa?
A butterfly
Who has American money and a Mexican ID?
The dead man
What is a summary?
a brief account of the main points of something.
How do the girls think the man died?
He drowned
Who is the youngest sister?
Pita
What is an omen?
A sign of something bad that will happen
Who pulled the dead man in from the river?
Juanita
What is a narrator in a story?
The person telling the story
Who is Abuelita Remedios?
The girls' grandmother
What do customs agents do?
Which sisters are closer to each other than the rest?
The twins, Velia and Delia
What is the central idea of a story?
What the story is mostly about
Why is Juanita excited when they first find the body?
She thinks they will be on TV
Who is Gabriel Perdido?
The dead man
What is Loteria?
A card game
Whose idea was it to take the dead man to Mexico?
Juanita
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told
What can we infer Papa left his family to do?
Play in his band
Who does Odilia think the woman in the white dress is?
La Llorona
What does the Spanish word "tarada" mean in English?
Ignorant
Who used to play Loteria with the sisters?
Their Papa
What is it called when the author drops hints about what might happen next?
Foreshadowing