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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 Camino know she was not born to?

2. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?

3. What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?

4. Why does Carline not go to the hospital to have her baby?

5. In Part IV, why does Camino think her skin "itches"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yahaira begin to feel uncomfortable at the Johnsons' house in Part III?

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

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

4. Why does Mami feel especially betrayed by Papi?

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

6. What threat does Camino make to Yahaira in Part IV?

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

8. What does Mami tell Tio Jorge about his advice in Part III?

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

10. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Yahaira find it difficult to be at Dre's house right after Papi's death, and how does she handle these uncomfortable feelings? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Yahaira feel when she first finds out about Camino, and how and when do her feelings begin to shift and change afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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