Camino
Who is Camino's best friend?
Carline
What does Yahaira want to call her family after they get the money?
Cucarachas
What weapon does Tia threaten El Cero with?
A machete
What business did Papi own in New York?
A billiards
This literary device gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas
What is personification
What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?
Dando a Luz
What chess piece was Yahaira's favorite when she was little?
The knight.
Who does Tia often call on for help?
The saints
What did Papi once tell Yahaira about forfeiting a chess game?
Forfeit smiling and make the opponent think she let him win.
This term refers to the use of vivid or descriptive language to create pictures in the reader’s mind.
What is imagery
Where does Camino want to go to college?
Columbia University
What food had Yahaira never had until eating dinner at the Johnsons' house?
Meatloaf
What color does Tia believe young girls should not wear?
Black
When did Papi always used to come back to New York from the Dominican Republic?
September, right before Yahaira's birthday
This technique involves placing two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side by side to compare and contrast them.
What is juxtaposition
Who is the single love of Camino's life?
Tia
What does Yahaira's girlfriend call her?
Yaya
What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?
Ven, mi'jo (Come, my son)
What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?
She broke his heart.
This figure of speech compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor
Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?
Taped to Papi's picture on Tia's altar.
Who invites Yahaira and her mother to grief counseling?
The neighborhood association/a neighbor.
What does Tia hold when she does a private prayer for Papi?
Cowry shells
What did Papi wear on his hand?
Fat gold rings.
In poetry, this term describes the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without a pause.
What is enjambment