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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What neighborhood does Yahaira live in with Mami?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Queens.
(c) Morningside Heights.
(d) Fort Greene.
2. Where did Papi sometimes take Yahaira to play chess when she was a child?
(a) Washington Heights Park.
(b) The Gramercy.
(c) Central Park.
(d) Washington Square Park.
3. What is Tia's theory about when bad news is coming?
(a) The Saints will try to warn you.
(b) Rain will start.
(c) There will be larger waves at sea.
(d) The dogs will start barking.
4. What is Yahaira's girlfriend's nickname?
(a) Aiya.
(b) Drew.
(c) Andie.
(d) Dre.
5. What did Papi own on Dyckman Street?
(a) A check-cashing facility.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A pizza parlour.
(d) A billiards.
6. Where does Tia hold a private prayer for Papi?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her boveda.
(c) Her closet.
(d) Her garden.
7. What did Papi wear on his hand?
(a) One pinke ring from his own father.
(b) Fat gold rings.
(c) One slim silver wedding band.
(d) Knuckle dusters.
8. How did Camino's mother die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Dengue fever.
(c) Drowning accident.
(d) Car accident.
9. What does Camino hope she can do for herself and Tia when she becomes a professional?
(a) Finding ways to make connections with powerful people.
(b) Make life easier for them both by being able to afford more.
(c) Moving them both to Europe.
(d) Becoming a better cook.
10. What is one of Papi's favorites that Camino makes for his arrival in Part I?
(a) Sancocho.
(b) Pita bread.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Chicken soup.
11. What does Camino say learning mud is like?
(a) Learning how to love dirt.
(b) Learning how to fall.
(c) Learning the language of survival.
(d) Learning how to be vulnerable.
12. Who is Camino most afraid of?
(a) Tia Solano.
(b) Her mother.
(c) El Cero.
(d) Papi.
13. What does Yahaira think her father always travels to the Dominican Republic for?
(a) To cook in a restaurant for the summer.
(b) To find a new house for Yahaira there.
(c) Negocios.
(d) To work at the beach.
14. Who is the single love of Camino's life?
(a) Papi.
(b) Tia.
(c) Yahaira.
(d) Mami.
15. What does Yahaira think about her father's burial wishes?
(a) She wants to bury a chess piece with him.
(b) She wants him to be cremated, too.
(c) She decides she must be there in the Dominican Republic for his funeral.
(d) She wants to get him a wooden casket.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Yahaira's first language?
2. What does Yahaira know Papi used to work as in the Dominican Republic, before she was born?
3. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's menacing behavior?
4. What is Tia's name?
5. What chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?
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