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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. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's menacing behavior?

2. What did Papi once tell Yahaira about forfeiting a chess game?

3. Why does Tia look worried in Part II?

4. What is something no one knows and probably would not believe, according to Yahaira?

5. What chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Yahaira so resentful towards Papi during the last summer he was in the Dominican Republic?

2. What does Papi tell Yahaira right before he leaves for the flight that he dies on?

3. What does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before his death?

4. How does Mami handle the romantic relationship between Yahaira and Dre?

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

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

7. When is the first time Yahaira wonders if Mami knows Papi's secret about having another wife?

8. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's veiled threats and actions?

9. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

10. Who comforts Yahaira when many family members are over the house to sympathize with Yahaira and Mami, and how does Yahaira think this person feels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the things Camino learns from helping Tia? In particular, what does Camino learn about death and how to treat the dying? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how does Papi's death so completely jeopardize Camino's and Tia's security, finances, and standard of living in the Dominican Republic? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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