Summer of the Mariposas: Chapters 1-10 - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. For what is La Llorona infamous?
   She drowned her children in the river.
2. Describe Mr. Gee's character.
   uncompassionate, rude
3. How do the girls get the man across the border?
   They pose him in the car like he is sleeping.
4. At the start of the novel, how long has it been since Papá left?
   Almost a year
5. How is Teresita's physical description described?
   a manly, rail thin, bony person with cataracts
6. What does Cecilia say about the sisters' mom that angers Odilia?
   that she neglected them
7. Whose character most closely relates to a MERMAID?
   Cecila
8. Which character has the least memory of Papá?
   Pita
9. How does Odilia stop Inés and the rest of Gabriel's family from asking questions about their mother?
   By making her second wish on the ear pendant
10. What major event occurs that sets the plot in motion?
    The sisters find a man's corpse floating in the river.
11. What is synonym for the word "cadaver"?
    corpse
12. Who is the second oldest sister who suggests bringing the man back to his family?
    Juanita
13. According to the novel, whose life has been mischaracterized by a legend?
    La Llorona
14. What demonstrates that the sisters are self-conscious and ashamed of being poor?
    They try to fix their clothes and hair in case they are interviewed by reporters about finding the body.
15. Who is the manager of the business where Mamá works?
    Mr. Moore
16. What are the names of the twin sisters?
    Delia, Velia
17. Who lives in Hacienda Dorada, near the Mexican town where the dead man is from?
    Abuelita Remedios
18. Which family activity represented a sign of normalcy and happiness for the girls?
    La Lotería
19. What is the purpose of the ear pendant?
    It will grant 5 wishes..
20. What is the concerning title of the headline of the newspaper Odilia finds?
    Desaparecidas
21. What major event forces Mamá to find her first job?
    Papá leaves.
22. These characters in literature beckon men on ships with their beauty until their ships wreck...
    Sirenas / Mermaids
23. What is the name of the Chief of the Federales who Cecilia says is corrupt and involved with the mafia (cartel)?
    Arnulfo Jiménez
24. What is the malintent of the Border Patrol Officer?
    Assault or Harassment
25. What does Delia call Pita when she wants to call Mamá and tell her they are in Mexico?
    a narc
26. T/F: Odilia does not tell Mamá about the corpse.
    True
27. When the girls arrive at the dead man's house, what is ACTUALLY happening?
    It is the dead man's daughter's quinceañera
28. Is Odilia the first to realize that Cecilia is drugging them?
    Yes
29. The act of killing ones' own children is...
    Filicide
30. When the girls arrive at the dead man's house, what do they first think is happening?
    A wedding
31. In which river was the body found?
    Río Grande
32. Who is the narrator of the novel?
    Odilia
33. ¿Cómo se llama el hijo de Gabriel Pérdido?
    Efraín
34. What is the name of the brightly colored cakes Cecilia gives the girls?
    Petit Fours
35. In the beginning of the novel, where does the story take place?
    Eagle Pass, Texas (a border town)
36. What is the Garza sisters' motto?
    Cinco hermanitas, together forever!
37. Where is the dead man from?
    El Sacrificio, México
38. Is Cecilia a reliable, trustworthy character?
    No
39. Why does the Border Patrol agent not really care about the "permit"?
    The girls give him bribe money and he is corrupt.
40. Why does Odilia feel guilty in Chapter 1?
    She brought her little sisters to the swimming hole all summer long.
41. Según La Llorona, ¿De qué color es la casa del hombre muerto?
    Es una casita rosada.
42. What is major evidence of Juanita's empathy and compassion?
    She is worried that Border Patrol and Customs will not treat the body humanely.
43. What is Cecilia's punishment for angering the ancient ones?
    She is destined to dwell in her house alone and isolated.
44. ¿Cómo se llama la madre de Inés y la suegra de Gabriel?
    Zaragoza
45. ¿Cómo se llama la hija de Gabriel Pérdido?
    Beatriz
46. Describe Mamá's character.
    hardworking, resilient, strong
47. How does Odilia use her THIRD wish on the ear pendant?
    She hypnotizes Cecilia to make her help her and her sisters get home.
48. Why do the girls not want to tell Border Patrol or their mother about the body?
    They are worried an investigation will cut off access to their swimming hole.
49. Who is the prophet or seer that Cecilia suggests the girls visit?
    Teresita
50. ¿Cómo se llama el perro enrome?
    Serebús
51. What does La Llorona give Odilia that has magical properties?
    an ear pendant
52. Who are the girls worried about embarrassing if they are interviewed on TV?
    Papá
53. What is Cecila doing to the girls?
    She is drugging the sisters by mixing chinchontle powder in their desserts.
54. T/F: In Chapter 3, the sisters are aware that Odilia spoke to La Llorona.
    False
55. According to Teresita, who are coming after the girls to avenge their mother, Cecilia?
    The children of the night
56. ¿Cómo se llama el hombre muerto?
    Gabriel Pérdido
57. Why do the girls think the man has not been dead long?
    Rigor mortis hasn't set in yet and he is not swollen.
58. Upon arriving at Teresita's house, who gives the girls water?
    An old man
59. What do the sisters find with the dead man?
    A wad of money, an expired license, and photos
60. Who does the ear pendant summon to grant wishes?
    Tonantzin, An Aztec Queen
61. To whom is Papá compared?
    The dead man in the Río Grande
62. What do the girls bring to Teresita as an offering?
    una cabrita
63. The term for people who are not yet suspects in a crime but may become suspects...
    People of Interest
64. Which quote describes the sisters' approach to answering questions from Gabriel's family?
    'don't add too much cream to the tacos'
65. What is a major symbol of death, transition, and change in the novel?
    American Snout Butterflies
66. Why did the authorities mistakenly declare Gabriel Pérdido legally dead?
    They found a body in his vehicle along with two guns registered to him.
67. What do Odilia and La Llorona do with the sweet breads after Cecilia leaves the kitchen?
    They dump them in the pig pen.