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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 the money in the amount of the airline's compensation offer for Papi's death make Yahaira think of?
2. What does Yahaira remember whispering into the phone the day Papi told her he was disappointed in her, after he had hung up?
3. When did Papi finally call Yahaira the last summer he had been in the Dominican Republic?
4. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?
5. What did Yahaira learn in history that the Greeks made sure was in their pockets when they died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Yahaira decide to do regarding Camino's friend request, and what does she actually do?
2. What does Mami tell Yahaira about her reasons for not having Camino come to stay with them?
3. What does Tia tell Camino about her father's wife in relation to Camino's interests?
4. Why does Camino forcibly push El Cero away from her in Part III?
5. Why does Camino decide not to tell Carline that Yahaira is coming to visit?
6. How does Yahaira get a plane ticket to go to the Dominican Republic?
7. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?
8. What does Mami tell Tio Jorge about his advice in Part III?
9. Who tells Mami and Yahaira of the proposed settlement from the airline for Papi's death, and how much is the settlement?
10. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining how the main female characters in this novel all come together to exhibit both their collective and individual strength at the end of the book.
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 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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