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1. How does Camino's work with Tia influence her decision to become a doctor?

Camino's work with Tia influences her decision to become a doctor because she has seen both healing and death with Tia, and she has decided it is the work she wants to devote her life to.

2. What is Papi's reaction when Camino tells him she wants to be a doctor and to study at Columbia University?

When Camino tells Papi she wants to be a doctor and to study at Columbia University, he laughs and tells her she can be a doctor in the Dominican Republic.

3. Why does Tia raise Camino?

Tia raises Camino because Camino's mother dies when she is young and Papi lives for the majority of the year with his other family in New York.

4. What does Yahaira mostly remember from when she is given the news about her father's death?

Yahaira mostly remembers Mami's constant crying from when she is given the news about her father's death.

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