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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 phrase does Yahaira keep repeating about her mother in Part II?
(a) Mami needs help.
(b) Mami is a liar.
(c) Mami is a saint.
(d) Mami is a good woman, a good woman.

2. What impulse does Yahaira have when Mami leaves for work in Part II for the first time since Papi's death?
(a) To call her back and ask her not to leave.
(b) To start a fire.
(c) To buy things online.
(d) To run away from home.

3. How does Mami seem to observe the funeral procession for Papi in the Dominican Republic?
(a) Disapprovingly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Happily.
(d) Suspiciously.

4. What was Papi's flight number?
(a) 711.
(b) 1112.
(c) 1043.
(d) 2076.

5. What secret does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before he dies?
(a) He had no family in the Dominican Republic.
(b) He had another wife.
(c) He had a son.
(d) He was sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camino share with Yahaira in Part V that makes Yahaira a little sick?

2. What makes Camino sick about where she is when she finds out her father's remains have been found?

3. What neighborhood does Yahaira live in with Mami?

4. What happened to Yahaira on the subway that haunts her in Part III?

5. What does Carline say when Camino tells her about contacting Yahaira?

(see the answer key)

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