Odelia
Which of the following characteristics apply to Odelia the most?
(pick one)
1. Bossy
2. Friendly
3. Leader
4. Brave
3. Leader
What happens in the begging of the story that makes Odelia meet La Llorona?
La Llorona's "children" fall into the river and drown. (Odelia tries to save them!)
What is the type of butterfly that is present in the story?
The American Snout Butterfly
Where did the girls start their journey from (What state?) and where did they travel to in Mexico?
The girls started in Texas and then went to El Sacrificio.
What is the first enemy they meet? (more specifically a magical one).
Cecilia.
Does Odelia believe in magic on their journey?
(La Llorona, La Virgen de la Cueva, etc.)
Yes. At the beginning there was obvious doubt, but after her experience at the border with the earring, the magic that she is experiencing set in.
What does La Llorona mention that will happen to her if the girls don't take the journey?
She will wither away and die.
How is the little sister Pita described in the story?
1) Angry
2) Insecure
3) Curious
4) Careful
3) Curious
Where do the girls get attacked by Lechuzas? (vicious half-human barn owls.)
In the barn at night.
What does the potion that Cecilia put on the sisters do to them? (how does it make them feel?)
It made them feel tired and drowsy.
How does Odelia's perspective on La Llorona change through the story?
Her perspective changes through the story because she originally does not believe that La Llorona is real or trustworthy, and is almost thinking that she is seeing things that arent there. Later on in the story however, she uses the magic earring that La Llorona provided and starts to realize that she is real.
Where does the 2nd appearance of La Llorona happen?
When Odelia is inside of the kitchen at Cecilias house OR when she is coming back from buying snacks for the girls she sees a mysterious woman in a field that is actually La Llorona.
What weapon do the Garza girls make to fight off Chencho?
They craft stake (spear) made of wood.
Where do the girls meat Chencho?
The girls meet Chencho outside the barn.
What creature does Chencho transform into in the night?
He turns into a Chupacapbra.
What is Odelia's response to Chencho?
She is skeptical and doesn't think he is the person he appears to be/ trustworthy.
In Chapter 3, La Llorona first appears to Odilia while she is walking alone along the banks of this river. (What river?)
The Rio Grande.
What are the two mythical creatures that the Garza sisters think Chencho could be? (NOT including the chupracabra.)
A vampire and/or a warewolf.
Where do the Garza girls want to visit at the end of their journey?
Their Abuela's (grandma's) home.
What is the shapeshifting nagual warlock disguised as?
A sad donkey pulling a cart.
What does Odelia THINK about using her last wish on the earring for?
She considers using the Ear pendant to save her little sister Pita. (she does not, though.)
When the sisters are trying to get across the border into Mexico in Chapter 5, La Llorona tells Odilia to use the magical earring to make the sisters look like this to the border guards.
The dead man.
What specific plant is at the gate of Abuelas house?
A lilac jacaranda tree that leans over the fence as if the wind had made it laugh.
What enemies did the girls face throughout chapter 1-14?
Cecilia, the shapeshifting nagual warlock, the vicious lechuzas, and the bloodthirsty el chupacabras disguised as the boy Chencho.