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

2. What does Camino hope she can do for herself and Tia when she becomes a professional?

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

4. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Yahaira feel about chess?

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

5. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Why does Yahaira stop playing chess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Yahaira seem to understand Camino's pain and feelings of violation when El Cero attempts to assault her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing the process of discovery Yahaira experiences in realizing that she has romantic feelings for Dre.

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