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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 161 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Papi lose the tip of one finger?
(a) His machete slipped cutting a mango.
(b) He slammed his finger in a car door.
(c) Someone cut if off after a card game.
(d) A dog bit him.

2. What does Camino want to do for a career?
(a) Professional sports.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

3. What is Tia's theory about when bad news is coming?
(a) The Saints will try to warn you.
(b) The dogs will start barking.
(c) Rain will start.
(d) There will be larger waves at sea.

4. What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?
(a) Fabricio a lona.
(b) Pushing through.
(c) Finding the strength.
(d) Dando a luz.

5. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Rice.
(d) Coffee and bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before he dies?

2. What does Papi tell Yahaira the night before he dies?

3. Why is Camino thinking her ability to travel to the United States is in jeopardy in Part III?

4. What did Camino learn when she was young about how to talk of the dying?

5. What does Yahaira's girlfriend have a particular talent for?

(see the answer key)

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