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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 327 - 417).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comforts Yahaira most at the family gathering for her father in Part II?
(a) Tio Jorge.
(b) Tio Ramone.
(c) Tia Mabel.
(d) Tia Julia.

2. Why did some people tell Carline not to name her son?
(a) It might be better to name him after she sees what he likes to do and what his personality is like.
(b) It is bad luck to name a baby before its first birthday.
(c) It is very bad luck to have to change a baby's name if he ends up not liking it.
(d) He was very sickly and might die soon.

3. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?
(a) She will not be able to go to college.
(b) She will not get an allowance any longer.
(c) She will have to find a new sport.
(d) She broke his heart.

4. What does Yahaira think about her father's burial wishes?
(a) She wants to bury a chess piece with him.
(b) She wants him to be cremated, too.
(c) She wants to get him a wooden casket.
(d) She decides she must be there in the Dominican Republic for his funeral.

5. What does Mami tell Yahaira when Yahaira asks Mami if she wishes Yahaira looked more like her?
(a) Mami has her fingerprints all over Yahaira and she does not need the world to see them to know they are there.
(b) Yahaira looks just like Mami.
(c) Yahaira would be more attractive if she wore more makeup.
(d) Yahaira looks like a blend of Papi and Mami.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yahaira's last name?

2. What does Yahaira call her mother?

3. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?

4. Who is Camino's best friend?

5. Where is the memorial for Papi in New York?

(see the answer key)

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