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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 Camino demand of Yahaira before Yahaira comes to the Dominican Republic?

2. Which singer does Dre love and listen to in Part III?

3. Where is the memorial for Papi in New York?

4. How much money does the airline offer Yahaira's family for compensation for Papi's death?

5. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Camino begin to think she might "hate" her sister Yahaira?

2. What does Yahaira come to understand about Papi and the way he moved between his two families?

3. What do Yahaira and Camino do for the first few minutes of their first video chat?

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

5. How does Yahaira get a plane ticket to go to the Dominican Republic?

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

7. Why does Carline tell Camino she is concerned about Camino in Part III?

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

9. What threat does Camino make to Yahaira in Part IV?

10. Why does Mami feel especially betrayed by Papi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Acevedo employ the use of suspense in this novel to hold the reader's attention and/or deepen the reader's understanding of a character(s)? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Which characters in the novel embody the qualities and characteristics of grace, especially in the face of great personal tragedy and sorrow? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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