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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 80).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Camino learn when she was young about how to talk of the dying?
(a) Never to talk of the dying in the same breath as talking about money.
(b) Not to talk of them as if they are already dead.
(c) To talk of the dying as if they have a long time left to be young.
(d) To talk of the dying in the same breath as talking about flowers.

2. What is Yahaira's girlfriend's nickname?
(a) Dre.
(b) Aiya.
(c) Andie.
(d) Drew.

3. What does Yahaira call her mother?
(a) Mom.
(b) Ma.
(c) Madre.
(d) Mami.

4. What kind of "poor" does Camino think of herself as?
(a) The poor of a healer's daughter.
(b) The poor of a motherless child.
(c) The poor of a Catholic's daughter.
(d) The poor of an American sponsorship.

5. Who do Tia and Camino visit together in Part I, early in the morning?
(a) Camino's grandmother.
(b) Camino's mother.
(c) The woman with cancer.
(d) El Cero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?

2. What was Papi's flight number?

3. Who is the single love of Camino's life?

4. What did Papi sometimes call Yahaira?

5. What kind of family does Yahaira's girlfriend come from?

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