Folklore of Latin America Grade 8: Module 1: End of Unit 1 Assessment

End of Unit 1 Assessment: Aspects of

Character: Summer of the Mariposas
(For Teacher Reference)

Students read chapter 12 of Summer of the Mariposas, updating their Text-Based Discussion
note-catcher with aspects of character and evidence from the chapter. Students then complete the
end of unit assessment, in which they participate in a fishbowl group discussion about aspects of
character in Summer of the Mariposas, quoting accurately from the text.

CCSS Assessed

 RL.8.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 RL.8.3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the
action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Aspects of

Character: Summer of the Mariposas
(Answers for Teacher Reference)

In this assessment you will complete a graphic organizer and answer selected response
questions to show your understanding of characters in the story. You will need your copy of
Summer of the Mariposas for this assessment.

Directions: Reread pages 187–192, and complete the chart below to prepare for discussion.

What does the incident with the nagual reveal about Odilia and Juanita?

1. In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the
nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia,
Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter. How does each girl respond
during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? Record
your thinking in the chart below. (RL.8.1, RL.8.3)

Incident: Odilia and her sisters try to escape the nagual (page 187)

Response(s) What aspect of her Supporting

Character character does this
(actions /choices) evidence/quote from text
reveal?

“Girls! Girls! Wake up,” I

Sings Mama’s lullaby Loyalty to, and love begged ecstatically.
Odilia
to wake up her sisters for, family “Wake up and sing our
tune!”

Juanita fell to her knees

Falls to her knees and bowed her head in
Strong religious
Juanita when she sees recognition. “La Virgen de
belief
Tonantzin la Cueva,” she whispered
…

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Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it. (RL.8.1,
RL.8.3)

2. “Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder
somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do
your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.
Part A
What aspect of the nagual’s character is revealed in this passage?
a. The nagual is obedient.
b. The nagual is evil.
c. The nagual is fearful.
d. The nagual is shy.
Part B
This passage reveals that the goddess Tonantzin
a. can make stronger potions than the nagual.
b. is more powerful that the nagual.
c. is afraid of the power of the nagual.
d. wants to protect the sisters from the nagual.

3. When Odilia and her sisters sing together, the dead butterflies come back to life and dance
to their song. What does this reveal about the sisters?

a. The goddess Tonantzin loves each sister uniquely.

b. The love among the sisters is a powerful force.
c. Together, the sisters can kill the nagual.
d. True families will always stay together.

4. “Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand
children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.”
This quote reveals
a. that the nagual has a large bone collection.
b. what kind of magical powers the nagual possesses.
c. the reason the nagual has captured the girls.
d. that Cecilia has killed a thousand children.

All quotations in this assessment from

McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Summer of the Mariposas. Lee & Low, New York, 2017.

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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Aspects of

Character: Summer of the Mariposas
Name: Date:

In this assessment you will complete a graphic organizer and answer selected response
questions to show your understanding of characters in the story. You will need your copy of
Summer of the Mariposas for this assessment.

Directions: Reread pages 187–192 and complete the chart below to prepare for discussion.

What does the incident with the nagual reveal about Odilia and Juanita?

1. In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the
nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia,
Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter.

How does each girl respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character
does this reveal? Record your thinking in the chart on the next page. (RL.8.1, RL.8.3)

Incident: ___________________________________________________________________

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Response(s) What aspect of her character does Supporting evidence/quote from

Character
(actions /choices) this reveal? text

Odilia

Juanita

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Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it. (RL.8.1,
RL.8.3)

2. “Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder
somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do
your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.

Part A
What aspect of the nagual’s character is revealed in this passage?
a. The nagual is obedient.
b. The nagual is evil.
c. The nagual is fearful.
d. The nagual is shy.

Part B
This passage reveals that the goddess Tonantzin
a. can make stronger potions than the nagual.
b. is more powerful that the nagual.
c. is afraid of the power of the nagual.
d. wants to protect the sisters from the nagual.

3. When Odilia and her sisters sing together, the dead butterflies come back to life and dance
to their song. What does this reveal about the sisters?

a. The goddess Tonantzin loves each sister uniquely.

b. The love among the sisters is a powerful force.
c. Together, the sisters can kill the nagual.
d. True families will always stay together.

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4. “Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand
children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.”
This quote reveals
a. that the nagual has a large bone collection.
b. what kind of magical powers the nagual possesses.
c. the reason the nagual has captured the girls.
d. that Cecilia has killed a thousand children.

All quotations in this assessment from:

McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Summer of the Mariposas. Lee & Low, New York, 2017.

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