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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yahaira want to go to a place that is close to the plane crash site?
(a) She wants to meet other family members of crash victims.
(b) She thinks somehow she can change the outcome.
(c) She wants to see if there is debris.
(d) She wants to see if she can feel like Papi is there somehow in spirit.

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

3. What does Camino's headmistress say about tuition after Papi's death?
(a) Camino should be entitled to compensation from the airline for her father's death.
(b) They would figure things out if worst came to worst.
(c) Camino should be able to ask Tia for some money.
(d) Camino has to find a way to raise money for the tution.

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

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

6. Who is Camino most afraid of?
(a) Tia Solano.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Papi.
(d) El Cero.

7. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?
(a) She feels like she loses Papi again every morning when she wakes up.
(b) She is very angry at the airline.
(c) She is terrified of losing Yahaira now.
(d) She feels like Papi is not yet dead.

8. What does Yahaira know Papi used to work as in the Dominican Republic, before she was born?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A fire fighter.
(c) A lifeguard.
(d) An architect.

9. Why does Tia look worried in Part II?
(a) Life as she and Camino knows it has ended with Papi's death.
(b) She thinks Camino is not praying hard enough.
(c) She thinks Papi's spirit is not at peace.
(d) She thinks Camino is not really cut out to be a doctor.

10. What does Yahaira's girlfriend call her?
(a) Mada.
(b) Bella.
(c) Yaya.
(d) Blanca.

11. How did Camino's mother die?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Drowning accident.
(d) Car accident.

12. What chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?
(a) Her knight.
(b) Her king.
(c) Her pawn.
(d) Her queen.

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

14. What is something no one knows and probably would not believe, according to Yahaira?
(a) She almost asked Papi not to go the night before he got on the plane.
(b) She had a dream Papi's car would crash.
(c) She wants to go live in the Dominican Republic.
(d) She wants to move out of her mother's house.

15. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?
(a) She will have to find a new sport.
(b) She broke his heart.
(c) She will not be able to go to college.
(d) She will not get an allowance any longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Camino live?

2. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?

3. What is the name of the stray dog that hangs around Camino?

4. Who do Tia and Camino visit together in Part I, early in the morning?

5. What does Yahaira call her mother?

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