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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?
(a) Her sister to come live with her.
(b) Dre to start acting as if she really loves Yahaira.
(c) Her father back.
(d) Her mother to go back to normal.

2. What does Yahaira want to call her mother's family members who come asking for money immediately after Papi's death?
(a) Cucarachas.
(b) Farfalles.
(c) Rollenos.
(d) Matadonas.

3. Who is the only person Yahaira tells about speaking with Camino online?
(a) Mami.
(b) Tio Jorge.
(c) Dre.
(d) Tio Carmina.

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

5. What does Camino think she has learned from the Saints in Part III?
(a) You need to respect your elders.
(b) Dance ceremonies are important.
(c) You need to pray every night.
(d) When the crossroads are open to you, you must decide a path.

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

7. Where does Camino hide the bills from her school?
(a) Under her mattress.
(b) In the shed.
(c) Under a loose floorboard.
(d) Under a candle Tia never moves.

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

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

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

11. Which cousin of Yahaira's asks Mami for money for an engagement ring for his fiance?
(a) Wilson.
(b) William.
(c) Warren.
(d) Walter.

12. 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 saw someone die.
(c) She was sexually assaulted.
(d) She was robbed of her phone and money.

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

14. What color does Tia believe young girls should not wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

15. How does El Cero tell Camino she was swimming as he was watching her in Part IV?
(a) Very well.
(b) As if she had never swum before.
(c) As if demons were chasing with torches behind her.
(d) Very slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yahaira wonder if Papi would have been upset about at his wake?

2. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?

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

4. What language does Carline's father pray in?

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

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