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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. Why did some people tell Carline not to name her son?

2. How much money does the airline offer Yahaira's family for compensation for Papi's death?

3. When and where did Tia once teach Camino how to dance?

4. What does Camino worry about as she and Tia plan Papi's funeral?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yahaira remember about a harrowing train ride in Part III?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

7. Why does Carline tell Camino she is concerned about Camino in Part III?

8. What does Tia tell Camino about her father's wife in relation to Camino's interests?

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

10. What does Mami tell Yahaira about her reasons for not having Camino come to stay with them?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

What is Camino's most fervent dream for her own future, and how does she plan to achieve it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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