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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 81 - 160).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?
(a) Her pawn.
(b) Her knight.
(c) Her king.
(d) Her queen.

2. What did Papi own on Dyckman Street?
(a) A check-cashing facility.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A billiards.
(d) A pizza parlour.

3. What did Papi once tell Yahaira about forfeiting a chess game?
(a) Never forfeit.
(b) Forfeit with her head down.
(c) Forfeit with her eyes closed.
(d) Forfeit smiling and make the opponent think she let him win.

4. What does Tia tell Camino about mud?
(a) Not to let it stain her.
(b) Try to learn to love it.
(c) Try to find a detergent to take it out of clothes.
(d) Not to let it bother her.

5. What happens once you lift a pawn off the board, according to Yahaira?
(a) You have to move it forward.
(b) You have to hide it.
(c) You have to move it backward.
(d) You have to give it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yahaira think her father always travels to the Dominican Republic for?

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

3. How does Yahaira describe her feelings about chess?

4. Who invites Yahaira and her mother to grief counseling?

5. What is Camino's first reaction to the news of her father's death?

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