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

2. Why does Yahaira think Camino might hate her?

3. Why does Carline's boyfriend fetch Tia and Camino in Part III?

4. What is one reason Yahaira thinks she wants to meet Camino?

5. What does Yahaira compare the tension in her house with Mami to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yahaira think about the behavior of some of Mami's relatives after they find out about the airline settlement money?

2. What does Yahaira come to understand about Papi and the way he moved between his two families?

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

4. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mami feel especially betrayed by Papi?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters in the novel embody the qualities and characteristics of grace, especially in the face of great personal tragedy and sorrow? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the things Camino learns from helping Tia? In particular, what does Camino learn about death and how to treat the dying? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

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