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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. How did Camino afford to go to a private school?
2. Who drives Camino to the airport to collect Papi?
3. Where does Tia hold a private prayer for Papi?
4. What does Yahaira do at the Johnson's house while she waits for Dre to come home?
5. What is Yahaira's first language?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?
2. Why does Yahaira want to go to the site of the plane crash?
3. How does Camino's work with Tia influence her decision to become a doctor?
4. How does Mami handle the romantic relationship between Yahaira and Dre?
5. 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?
6. What does Papi tell Yahaira right before he leaves for the flight that he dies on?
7. What does Yahaira do to try to get her mother back on her feet in the haze of Mami's grief in Part II?
8. Why does Camino feel particularly protective of Carline in Part II?
9. How did Yahaira feel about chess?
10. What upsets Mami about Papi's wishes for his funeral?
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 do you think Vira Lata symbolizes for Camino at different points throughout this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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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