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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 Yahaira's girlfriend call her?
2. What game does Yahaira excel at?
3. How did Camino's mother die?
4. Who invites Yahaira and her mother to grief counseling?
5. What makes Camino sick about where she is when she finds out her father's remains have been found?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's veiled threats and actions?
2. Why does Yahaira want to go to the site of the plane crash?
3. Why does Camino feel particularly protective of Carline in Part II?
4. 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?
5. Why was Yahaira so resentful towards Papi during the last summer he was in the Dominican Republic?
6. What is the only thing about Dre that gets on Yahaira's nerves?
7. What is Dre's favorite activity?
8. What upsets Mami about Papi's wishes for his funeral?
9. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?
10. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Acevedo begins the novel with Camino's ruminations on mud? What does the mud of Camino's homeland symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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