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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did some people tell Carline not to name her son?
(a) It is bad luck to name a baby before its first birthday.
(b) It is very bad luck to have to change a baby's name if he ends up not liking it.
(c) He was very sickly and might die soon.
(d) It might be better to name him after she sees what he likes to do and what his personality is like.

2. What happens just after Tia resuscitates the baby?
(a) Carline dies.
(b) Carline vomits.
(c) The electricity comes back on in the barrio.
(d) Nelson passes out.

3. Who or what does Camino think her shoes are from that Papi brought for her?
(a) Her cousin Carmina's hand-me-downs.
(b) The thrift shop.
(c) Yahaira's hand-me-downs.
(d) Her cousin Willa's hand-me-downs.

4. What does Camino think takes strength for Yahaira to arrange?
(a) To want to talk about her Mami in the way she does.
(b) To want to bring her girlfriend with her.
(c) To want to learn to speak Spanish.
(d) To come to the Dominican Republic secretly.

5. Who did Yahaira play at chess the last time she had ever played chess, as she remembers in Part III?
(a) Camino.
(b) Papi.
(c) Mami.
(d) Manny.

6. Where is the memorial for Papi in New York?
(a) At his favorite bar.
(b) Outside of his house.
(c) At his church.
(d) Outside of his billiard hall.

7. What does Camino make for Yahaira to eat when she visits?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Muffaletta.
(c) Sancocho.
(d) Tamales.

8. What does Tia say she will come back to help Carline with after the birth?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Singing lullabies.
(c) Swaddling.
(d) Changing diapers.

9. In Part IV, why does Camino think her skin "itches"?
(a) From new medication.
(b) From bug bites.
(c) From her laundry detergent.
(d) From missing the sea.

10. Which singer does Dre love and listen to in Part III?
(a) Louie Armstrong.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Lady Gaga.
(d) Nina Simone.

11. What does Camino think Tia is "armored" in in Part III (161)?
(a) Her Saints.
(b) Her Sinners.
(c) Her Money.
(d) Her Friends.

12. Why does Yahaira think Camino might hate her?
(a) For having stolen her boyfriend away.
(b) For being prettier than Camino is.
(c) For also wanting to be a doctor.
(d) For making her father leave her in the first place.

13. What does Camino demand of Yahaira before Yahaira comes to the Dominican Republic?
(a) $10,000.
(b) A picture of Papi that she has always wanted.
(c) A U.S. passport.
(d) Papi's will.

14. When and where did Tia once teach Camino how to dance?
(a) At the ceremonies to the drums of the santero.
(b) At Tia's friend's dance studio.
(c) At the dance hall.
(d) At weddings and christenings.

15. What kind of goosebumps does El Cero give Camino?
(a) The kind that mean you are cold.
(b) The kind that mean you are confused.
(c) The kind that mean you are happy.
(d) The kind that mean to run away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the money in the amount of the airline's compensation offer for Papi's death make Yahaira think of?

2. What does Mami hate that Yahaira frequently likes to do with Dre?

3. What does Yahaira think Mami looks like rather than an "American-apple-pie mother" (279)?

4. What is one item at Papi's memorial Yahaira thinks he would have thought was silly?

5. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?

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