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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 remember whispering into the phone the day Papi told her he was disappointed in her, after he had hung up?

2. What does Yahaira think about Camino's face when she first sees her on video chat?

3. Who or what does Camino think her shoes are from that Papi brought for her?

4. What word or words does Mami use to describe what Tio Jorge was to Papi?

5. Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Camino decide not to tell Carline that Yahaira is coming to visit?

2. What is wrong with Carline in Part III to make Nelson fetch Tia and Camino?

3. How does Yahaira get a plane ticket to go to the Dominican Republic?

4. What does Yahaira leave at the shrine for Papi?

5. What is worrying Camino about planning for her father's funeral?

6. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?

7. What background does Mami tell Yahaira about her marriage to Papi?

8. What do Yahaira and Camino do for the first few minutes of their first video chat?

9. How does Yahaira know Papi used to feel about flowers?

10. What does Tia do to try to revive Carline's baby?

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

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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