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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Yahaira somewhat angry at Mami after finding out about Camino?
(a) She thinks Mami is responsible for Papi's death.
(b) She thinks Mami should have invited Camino to live with them.
(c) She is tired of being lied to and she is the only one there to be angry at.
(d) She thinks Mami is still lying to her.

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

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 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) To try to figure out which one of them Papi loved better.
(d) Not to get too attached and not to give her a reason to get attached to Camino either.

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 he had no time for such foolishness.
(d) He told her her mother would be able to help her, but he could not.

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

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

13. What language does Carline's father pray in?
(a) French.
(b) Russian.
(c) English.
(d) Kreyol.

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

15. What kind of doctor does Camino dream of becoming?
(a) A dermatologist.
(b) A rheumatologist.
(c) A cardiologist.
(d) An obstetrician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?

2. What does Camino think takes strength for Yahaira to arrange?

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

4. Which of the following has Yahaira not done with Mami since Papi died?

5. What does Mami thank goodness for after Papi's death when she is identifying the body?

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