Vocabulary
Characters
Figurative Language
Extra
100

paliza

beating

100

who is the main character of Summer of the Mariposas

Odelia

100

Define Figurative language

a way of using words to convey a meaning that's different from the literal meaning

100

Define Point of View

The perspective/ view/ opinion of the narrator or character in the story.

200

Cauldron

a large metal pot with a lid and handle use for cooking.

200

What are the names of the twins?

Delia and Velia

200

use of exaggeration to emphasize a point

Hyperbole

200

In the first chapter, what is Odilia's point of View on what to do with the Deadman they found on the river?

Report it to authorities

300

Dire

extremely serious or urgent

300

How old is Pita?

10

300

using language that means the opposite of what you mean for humor or dramatic effect

Verbal Irony

300

Who was Cecilia and What did Cecilia do to the girls?

a deceptive, ancient sorceress who appears as a kind, young widow, but ultimately intends to trap the Garza sisters by drugging them with medicated food, keeping them at her home and essentially turning them into her "pets" through her magical powers, effectively hindering their journey back to Mexico

400

Malevolence

Wrongdoings, sins

400

Name all the sisters from oldest to youngest.

Odilia, Juanita, Velia, Delia, and Pita

400

a play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning

Pun

400

What did Llorona's advice to Celia as to Odilia's purpose was.

she is chosen for her purity of heart and that she must work with her sisters to return a dead man to his family. La Llorona also tells Odilia to embrace her heritage and the gifts of a curandera, a mystical healer.

500

Lechuzas

evil monsters from Latin American Folklore

500

Provide an aspect of character for each of the sisters

Answers may vary

Odelia: motherly

Juanita: Mature and Knowledgeable

Velia: Outspoken

Delia: Outspoken

Pita: innocent/ young/ childlike not mature

500

“He’s a good for nothing. Un vago. But that’s none of my business – flour from a different sack, as far as I’m concerned.”

Which example of figurative language did the elderly man use? AND what is the literal meaning of this statement?

The elderly man uses a metaphor. He compares two unlike things—the dead man and a sack of flour.  He does not have the same morals as most people. Most people are not as lazy and selfish as the drowned dead man.)

500

Name all the supernatural characters the sisters have encountered so far in the book.

La Llorona 

Tonantzin 

Cecilia

Nagual