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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. Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?

2. What does Yahaira think Mami looks like rather than an "American-apple-pie mother" (279)?

3. What does Yahaira think about Camino's face when she first sees her on video chat?

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

5. What does Mami tell Yahaira the settlement money for Papi might do for Mami?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tia do to try to revive Carline's baby?

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

5. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Camino forcibly push El Cero away from her in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Yahaira seem to understand Camino's pain and feelings of violation when El Cero attempts to assault her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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