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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tia tell Camino about her sister in New York City?
(a) Camino's father wanted them to meet soon.
(b) She is two months younger than Camino.
(c) She is eager to meet Camino.
(d) She is two years older than Camino.

2. What did Yahaira learn in history that the Greeks made sure was in their pockets when they died?
(a) A coin to pay the passage to the other world.
(b) Flower petals.
(c) Food.
(d) A note to loved ones.

3. What does Yahaira ask Camino to do for her for her visit to the Dominican Republic?
(a) Pick her up from the airport.
(b) Introduce her to her daughter.
(c) Introduce her to her boyfriend.
(d) Cook for her.

4. What is one reason Yahaira thinks she wants to meet Camino?
(a) She might have advice about how to apply to college.
(b) She might be able to help Yahaira with her Spanish.
(c) She might have answers about Yahaira's own mother.
(d) She might feel like a piece of Papi.

5. What does Yahaira tell the check-in agent at the desk at the airport when it seems he might not let her fly alone?
(a) She is going to the Dominican Republic to study to be a doctor.
(b) Her father was a passenger on Flight 1112 and they are flying his body out that day.
(c) She is going to the Dominican Republic to try to save her Tia.
(d) She is going to the Dominican Republic to meet her sister for the first time.

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

7. What does Camino think Carline's baby looks like when he is born?
(a) A doll.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A fox.
(d) A wrinkled fruit from a shaken tree.

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

9. Why is Carline worried about Camino in Part III?
(a) Camino has asked her to borrow money.
(b) Some girls she knows told her they saw Camino with El Cero at the beach.
(c) Camino has been getting bad grades.
(d) Camino has been angry lately.

10. What does Mami tell Yahaira to do when she is getting upset at first learning about Camino?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Talk to Dre.
(c) Take a walk.
(d) Eat.

11. What word or words does Mami use to describe what Tio Jorge was to Papi?
(a) Consigliere.
(b) Consentido.
(c) Fixer.
(d) Brother in arms.

12. What does Mami tell Yahaira the settlement money for Papi might do for Mami?
(a) Unshame her with her family.
(b) Help her get a new job.
(c) Help Yahaira go to college.
(d) Help Tio Jorge start his own business.

13. What does Yahaira compare the tension in her house with Mami to?
(a) A thief.
(b) A worm.
(c) A winged monster.
(d) A fox.

14. What does Camino feel for the first time since Papi's death when she sees Yahaira's face for the first time on video chat?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) The absence of just the huge loss of Papi.

15. How much money does the airline offer Yahaira's family for compensation for Papi's death?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $2,000,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $300,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camino think of when she sees Yahaira's face on video chat for the first time?

2. Against whose wishes did Mami marry Papi, according to Yahaira?

3. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?

4. What does Camino make for Yahaira to eat when she visits?

5. Where is the memorial for Papi in New York?

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