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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 about Camino's face when she first sees her on video chat?

2. Who did Yahaira play at chess the last time she had ever played chess, as she remembers in Part III?

3. Against whose wishes did Mami marry Papi, according to Yahaira?

4. How does El Cero tell Camino she was swimming as he was watching her in Part IV?

5. What is the problem with playing a game against yourself, according to Yahaira, as Papi had done for so long?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tells Mami and Yahaira of the proposed settlement from the airline for Papi's death, and how much is the settlement?

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

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

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

5. What does Yahaira decide to do regarding Camino's friend request, and what does she actually do?

6. When does Camino begin to think she might "hate" her sister Yahaira?

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

8. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

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

10. When does Papi finally call Yahaira during his last summer trip to the Dominican Republic?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Camino feel towards her best friend Carline? Why does Camino seem to feel the need to protect Carline, even as Camino navigates her own grief for the loss of her father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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