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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mami hate that Yahaira frequently likes to do with Dre?

2. What kind of doctor does Camino dream of becoming?

3. Who does Tia tell Camino the cost of Papi's funeral will be covered by?

4. What does Yahaira remember whispering into the phone the day Papi told her he was disappointed in her, after he had hung up?

5. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mami tell Yahaira about her reasons for not having Camino come to stay with them?

2. When does Papi finally call Yahaira during his last summer trip to the Dominican Republic?

3. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?

4. What does Yahaira leave at the shrine for Papi?

5. Why does Camino decide not to tell Carline that Yahaira is coming to visit?

6. What does Tia tell Camino about her father's wife in relation to Camino's interests?

7. What does Yahaira think about the behavior of some of Mami's relatives after they find out about the airline settlement money?

8. What background does Mami tell Yahaira about her marriage to Papi?

9. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

10. What is worrying Camino about planning for her father's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Camino is sometimes vague about the threat that El Cero poses to her, especially after Papi's death. What is the specific nature of El Cero's menace and malice towards Camino? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do many of Mami's family members begin acting when word gets out that she has come into money from the settlement following Papi's death in the plane crash? How does Yahaira feel about these behaviors? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some differences, and some similarities, in how Camino and Yahaira remember Papi? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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