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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yahaira remember whispering into the phone the day Papi told her he was disappointed in her, after he had hung up?
(a) All the ways she loved him.
(b) Why she wanted to meet her sister.
(c) Why her mother hated him sometimes.
(d) All the ways she was disappointed in him.

2. What does the money in the amount of the airline's compensation offer for Papi's death make Yahaira think of?
(a) Escaping.
(b) A game show.
(c) Another dimension.
(d) Inequality.

3. 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) Anger.
(c) The absence of just the huge loss of Papi.
(d) Joy.

4. Which of the following has Yahaira not done with Mami since Papi died?
(a) Sent a text.
(b) Painted their nails.
(c) Gone for a walk.
(d) Sat at the dinner table.

5. Which of the following does Yahaira consider one person could buy with $500,000?
(a) A set of vintage chess sets.
(b) 500 flights to the Dominican Republic.
(c) A small island.
(d) A new identity.

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

7. What seems easiest to Camino in terms of her burgeoning relationship with her sister in Part IV?
(a) To try to figure out which one of them Papi loved better.
(b) To try to get to know Yahaira's Mami.
(c) To ask Yahaira to teach her how to play chess to ingratiate herself to her.
(d) Not to get too attached and not to give her a reason to get attached to Camino either.

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

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

10. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?
(a) He did not answer her calls.
(b) He told her what happened had been her fault.
(c) He told her her mother would be able to help her, but he could not.
(d) He told her he had no time for such foolishness.

11. What happened to Yahaira on the subway that haunts her in Part III?
(a) She was injured when her hand got caught in a door.
(b) She was robbed of her phone and money.
(c) She saw someone die.
(d) She was sexually assaulted.

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

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

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

15. 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 meet her sister for the first time.
(b) She is going to the Dominican Republic to try to save her Tia.
(c) Her father was a passenger on Flight 1112 and they are flying his body out that day.
(d) She is going to the Dominican Republic to study to be a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camino think she has learned from the Saints in Part III?

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

3. What kind of doctor does Camino dream of becoming?

4. Why did some people tell Carline not to name her son?

5. What did Yahaira learn in history that the Greeks made sure was in their pockets when they died?

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