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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against whose wishes did Mami marry Papi, according to Yahaira?
(a) Papi's sister.
(b) Camino's.
(c) Papi's father.
(d) Her father.

2. Why does Carline's boyfriend fetch Tia and Camino in Part III?
(a) The baby is coming early.
(b) Carline has a bad fever.
(c) Carline is missing.
(d) Carline's grandfather has a bad cough.

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

4. Who reminds Yahaira most of Papi at Papi's wake?
(a) Tio Roberto.
(b) Tio Jorge.
(c) Tio Ramone.
(d) Tio Franco.

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) 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 study to be a doctor.
(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 does Camino know she was not born to?
(a) Love.
(b) Patience.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Money.

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

8. 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) Food.
(c) Flower petals.
(d) A note to loved ones.

9. What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?
(a) Ven, mi'jo.
(b) Take her.
(c) Help me.
(d) Find the light.

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

11. What does Yahaira wonder if Papi would have been upset about at his wake?
(a) Whether Camino asked Yahaira for money.
(b) Whether Wilson asked for money from them.
(c) Whether Yahaira is not going to college.
(d) Whether Yahaira is going to the Dominican Republic without telling Mami.

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

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

14. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?
(a) She tells her she thinks they should video chat.
(b) She tells Camino she needs Camino to come to New York to visit her.
(c) She tells Camino she does not want to speak with her again.
(d) She does not reply.

15. What does Camino do after telling Tia she has reached out to Yahaira?
(a) Throws her tablet and breaks it.
(b) Sobs.
(c) Takes a knife and cuts herself.
(d) Runs out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mami tell Yahaira the settlement money for Papi might do for Mami?

2. What does Camino think Tia is "armored" in in Part III (161)?

3. What does Carline call her baby?

4. What does Camino worry about as she and Tia plan Papi's funeral?

5. What does Tia tell Camino about her sister in New York City?

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