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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. What does Carline say when Camino tells her about contacting Yahaira?
(a) She should ask Yahaira to come visit.
(b) She did what must be done.
(c) She should not have contacted Yahaira.
(d) She should ask to go visit Yahaira.

2. What seems easiest to Camino in terms of her burgeoning relationship with her sister in Part IV?
(a) To try to figure out which one of them Papi loved better.
(b) To try to get to know Yahaira's Mami.
(c) Not to get too attached and not to give her a reason to get attached to Camino either.
(d) To ask Yahaira to teach her how to play chess to ingratiate herself to her.

3. Who stays until the very end of Papi's wake?
(a) Dre.
(b) Tio Jorge.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Ramone.

4. Why does Camino tell Yahaira Vira Lata does not usually leave his spot near the house?
(a) He is very old and only likes to eat now.
(b) He hates to leave Tia's side.
(c) He got hit by a car once and is shy of too many vehicles.
(d) He has a friend who is a cat that he hates to leave.

5. Why does Yahaira want to go to a place that is close to the plane crash site?
(a) She wants to see if she can feel like Papi is there somehow in spirit.
(b) She thinks somehow she can change the outcome.
(c) She wants to meet other family members of crash victims.
(d) She wants to see if there is debris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?

2. Where does Camino go right before she plans to go to the airport and run away in Part V?

3. Which singer does Dre love and listen to in Part III?

4. How does Papi die?

5. Who appoints herself the general of logistics when Zoila's family comes to visit after Papi's death?

(see the answer key)

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