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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 241 - 326).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Yahaira let hold her for the first time since Papi died?
(a) Camino.
(b) Tio Jorge.
(c) Dr. Johnson.
(d) Dre.

2. When did Papi always used to come back to New York from the Dominican Republic?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) October, right before Zoila's birthday.
(d) September, right before Yahaira's birthday.

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

4. What does Camino demand of Yahaira before Yahaira comes to the Dominican Republic?
(a) A picture of Papi that she has always wanted.
(b) A U.S. passport.
(c) $10,000.
(d) Papi's will.

5. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?
(a) He told her what happened had been her fault.
(b) He did not answer her calls.
(c) He told her he had no time for such foolishness.
(d) He told her her mother would be able to help her, but he could not.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?

2. What does Yahaira compare the tension in her house with Mami to?

3. What does Camino worry about as she and Tia plan Papi's funeral?

4. What does the money in the amount of the airline's compensation offer for Papi's death make Yahaira think of?

5. Who or what does Camino think her shoes are from that Papi brought for her?

(see the answer key)

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