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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the stray dog that hangs around Camino?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Lanana.
(c) Vira Lata.
(d) Strata.

2. How does Yahaira describe her feelings about chess?
(a) She played chess to please her mother and her girlfriend.
(b) She did chess, but she never loved it.
(c) She hated chess.
(d) She played chess to win money in tournaments.

3. Where is Yahaira when she hears about her father's death?
(a) Dance class.
(b) The airport.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

4. Who is Camino's best friend?
(a) Verdada.
(b) Marina.
(c) Carline.
(d) Nellie.

5. Who do Tia and Camino visit together in Part I, early in the morning?
(a) El Cero.
(b) Camino's grandmother.
(c) The woman with cancer.
(d) Camino's mother.

6. What did Papi sometimes call Yahaira?
(a) My sweetheart.
(b) My cafe latte.
(c) Farfalle.
(d) Bella negra.

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

8. What does Yahaira's girlfriend have a particular talent for?
(a) Dance.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Chess.
(d) Growing plants.

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

10. What kind of music did Papi used to love?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Hip hop.
(c) Bachata.
(d) Salsa.

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

12. How did Papi help Carline?
(a) In getting her current good job.
(b) In assisting her pay her parking ticket fees.
(c) In finding her a good daycare.
(d) In assisting her father find help for his alcoholism.

13. What is Yahaira's last name?
(a) Rios.
(b) Holos.
(c) Rollino.
(d) Manaca.

14. What is Tia's name?
(a) Mia.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Solana.
(d) Fertada.

15. What does Camino remember Papi doing when she told him she wanted to be a doctor and attend Columbia University?
(a) Pretending he did not hear her.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Becoming Angry.
(d) Telling her she needed to ask her mother to pay for college for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lady at the ice cream shop do for Carline and Camino?

2. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?

3. What does Camino say learning mud is like?

4. Where did Papi live most of the year?

5. What does Tia tell Camino about mud?

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