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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 think Mami looks like rather than an "American-apple-pie mother" (279)?
2. What is one item at Papi's memorial Yahaira thinks he would have thought was silly?
3. Against whose wishes did Mami marry Papi, according to Yahaira?
4. What does Mami tell Yahaira when Yahaira asks Mami if she wishes Yahaira looked more like her?
5. Who does Tia tell Camino the cost of Papi's funeral will be covered by?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Yahaira decide to do regarding Camino's friend request, and what does she actually do?
2. What does Yahaira think about the behavior of some of Mami's relatives after they find out about the airline settlement money?
3. What does Mami tell Yahaira about her reasons for not having Camino come to stay with them?
4. When does Papi finally call Yahaira during his last summer trip to the Dominican Republic?
5. How does Yahaira know Papi used to feel about flowers?
6. Who tells Mami and Yahaira of the proposed settlement from the airline for Papi's death, and how much is the settlement?
7. What is wrong with Carline in Part III to make Nelson fetch Tia and Camino?
8. What does Yahaira come to understand about Papi and the way he moved between his two families?
9. When does Camino begin to think she might "hate" her sister Yahaira?
10. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
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.
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