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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. Which of the following has Yahaira not done with Mami since Papi died?
(a) Sent a text.
(b) Painted their nails.
(c) Gone for a walk.
(d) Sat at the dinner table.

2. How did Papi lose the tip of one finger?
(a) Someone cut if off after a card game.
(b) His machete slipped cutting a mango.
(c) A dog bit him.
(d) He slammed his finger in a car door.

3. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Rice.
(c) Coffee and bread.
(d) Bananas.

4. Why does Camino tell Yahaira Vira Lata does not usually leave his spot near the house?
(a) He hates to leave Tia's side.
(b) He is very old and only likes to eat now.
(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. How did Camino afford to go to a private school?
(a) She had an inheritance from her mother's family.
(b) She had raised the money for herself through bake sales.
(c) Papi had paid just enough for tuition each quarter.
(d) She had a mysterious benefactor who paid for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems easiest to Camino in terms of her burgeoning relationship with her sister in Part IV?

2. What does Camino bring to Mami in an offering in Part V?

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

4. What does Yahaira think about her father's burial wishes?

5. Who did Yahaira play at chess the last time she had ever played chess, as she remembers in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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