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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. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?
(a) She tells Camino she does not want to speak with her again.
(b) She tells Camino she needs Camino to come to New York to visit her.
(c) She tells her she thinks they should video chat.
(d) She does not reply.

2. What does Camino say she knows too much of in Part I?
(a) Mud.
(b) Money.
(c) Death.
(d) Medicine.

3. What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?
(a) Fabricio a lona.
(b) Pushing through.
(c) Finding the strength.
(d) Dando a luz.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Papi lose the tip of one finger?

2. When does Camino first feel like a big sister?

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

4. What upsets Zoila when she finds out what Papi has written in his will about his burial?

5. What does Yahaira's Mami do for Camino?

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