(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.
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Who are the girls worried about embarrassing if they are interviewed on TV?
Papá
What is the concerning title of the headline of the newspaper Odilia finds?
Desaparecidas
How do the girls get the man across the border?
They pose him in the car like he is sleeping.
Which family activity represented a sign of normalcy and happiness for the girls?
La Lotería
¿Cómo se llama el hijo de Gabriel Pérdido?
Efraín
What is the malintent of the Border Patrol Officer?
Assault or Harassment
What is Cecila doomed to do for perpetuity?
To dwell in her empty house, alone
What does Teresita's husband give the girls so that they can avoid dark places while on their journey?
Un mapa
What does La Llorona give Odilia that has magical properties?
an ear pendant
Who owns the business where Mamá works?
Mr. Gee
The act of killing ones' own children is...
Filicide
Where is the dead man from?
El Sacrificio, México
At the start of the novel, how long has it been since Papá left?
Almost a year
Who is the prophet, fortune teller, or seer that Cecilia claims will help the girls?
Teresita
When the girls arrive at the dead man's house, what is ACTUALLY happening?
It is the dead man's daughter's quinceañera
Describe Mr. Gee's character.
incompassionate, rude
T/F: In Chapter 3, the sisters are aware that Odilia spoke to La Llorona.
False
What major event occurs that sets the plot in motion?
The sisters find a man's corpse floating in the river.
Whose character most closely relates to a MERMAID?
Cecila
¿Cómo se llama el perro enrome?
Serebús
For what is La Llorona infamous?
She drowned her children in the river.
What does Delia call Pita when she wants to call Mamá and tell her they are in Mexico?
a narc
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.
What is a major symbol of death, transition, and change in the novel?
American Snout Butterflies
What is the Garza sisters' motto?
Cinco hermanitas, together forever!
What is synonym for the word "cadaver"?
corpse
According to the novel, whose life has been mischaracterized by a legend?
La Llorona
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Odilia
Who lives in Hacienda Dorada, near the Mexican town where the dead man is from?
Abuelita Remedios
This word has the prefix -mal and refers to something evil.
malevolence
How does Odilia get her sisters and her away from Cecilia?
She makes another wish on the ear pendant to hypnotize the BRUJA.
How is Teresita's physical appearance described?
manly, rail-thin, bony
These characters in literature beckon men on ships with their beauty until their ships wreck...
Sirenas / Mermaids
When the girls arrive at the dead man's house, what do they first think is happening?
A wedding
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
In the beginning of the novel, where does the story take place?
Eagle Pass, Texas (a border town)
How did Odilia know the song of the moon, the cave, the birds, and the rain?
Her Mamá sang it to the girls when they were young.
To whom is Papá compared?
The dead man in the Río Grande
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.
What do the sisters find with the dead man?
A wad of money, an expired license, and photos
The term for someone who is not yet a suspect in a crime but may become one...
People of Interest
¿Cómo se llama la hija de Gabriel Pérdido?
Beatriz
What major event forces Mamá to find her first job?
Papá leaves.
What creature does Odilia suspect is a nagual pretending to need or offer help, as Teresita warned them about?
un burro
Why does Odilia feel guilty in Chapter 1?
She brought her little sisters to the swimming hole all summer long.
Who is the second oldest sister who suggests bringing the man back to his family?
Juanita
What is Cecila doing to the girls?
She is drugging the sisters by mixing chinchontle powder in their desserts.
How does the nagual make the girls pass out in the cave?
He repeats a wicked spell.
T/F: Odilia does not tell Mamá about the corpse.
True
Why do the girls think the man has not been dead long?
Rigor mortis hasn't set in yet and he is not swollen.
Who does the ear pendant summon to grant wishes?
Tonantzin, An Aztec Queen
What do Odilia and La Llorona do with the sweet breads after Cecilia leaves the kitchen?
They dump them in the pig pen.
Which quote describes the sisters' approach to answering questions from Gabriel's family?
'don't add too much cream to the tacos'
What are the names of the twin sisters?
Delia, Velia
What is the purpose of the ear pendant?
It will grant 5 wishes..
Which character has the least memory of Papá?
Pita
In which river was the body found?
Río Grande
Why did the authorities mistakenly declare Gabriel Pérdido legally dead?
They found a body in his vehicle along with two guns registered to him.
Why does the Border Patrol agent not really care about the "permit"?
The girls give him bribe money and he is corrupt.
¿Cómo se llama la madre de Inés y la suegra de Gabriel?
Zaragoza
What do the girls bring Teresita as an offering?
una cabrita
Según La Llorona, ¿De qué color es la casa del hombre muerto?
Es una casita rosada.
What has the nagual collected in his cave?
bones and corpses of their friends
¿Cómo se llama el hombre muerto?
Gabriel Pérdido
What is major evidence of Juanita's empathy and compassion?
She is worried that Border Patrol and Customs will not treat the body humanely.
