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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. When did Papi always used to come back to New York from the Dominican Republic?
2. What is the name of the stray dog that hangs around Camino?
3. Where did Camino's mother meet Papi?
4. What does Camino's headmistress say about tuition after Papi's death?
5. How old is Camino when Papi dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?
2. When does Camino feel like an orphan for the first time?
3. What does Yahaira do to try to get her mother back on her feet in the haze of Mami's grief 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. What is the only thing about Dre that gets on Yahaira's nerves?
6. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?
7. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's veiled threats and actions?
8. Why does Yahaira want to go to the site of the plane crash?
9. What is Dre's favorite activity?
10. How did Yahaira feel about chess?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Camino feel when she goes to the beach near her house? What does Camino mean when she says the beach "has saved my life on the many days when I need a reminder the world is bigger than the one I know" (35)? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does the settlement money from the airline for Papi's death represent for Yahaira? What does it represent to 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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