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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yahaira do at the Johnson's house while she waits for Dre to come home?
(a) Change the car's punctured tire.
(b) Stack books in their living loom library.
(c) Organize photos.
(d) Cook dinner.

2. What did Papi sometimes call Yahaira?
(a) Farfalle.
(b) My sweetheart.
(c) My cafe latte.
(d) Bella negra.

3. What does Camino's headmistress say about tuition after Papi's death?
(a) They would figure things out if worst came to worst.
(b) Camino should be entitled to compensation from the airline for her father's death.
(c) Camino has to find a way to raise money for the tution.
(d) Camino should be able to ask Tia for some money.

4. Where did Camino's mother meet Papi?
(a) They were set up on a blind date.
(b) They met at a dance class.
(c) They were childhood friends who reconnected at El Malecon.
(d) They met at a bar.

5. What does Camino want to do for a career?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Professional sports.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Camino's best friend?

2. Where did Papi sometimes take Yahaira to play chess when she was a child?

3. What does Papi tell Yahaira the night before he dies?

4. When did Papi always used to come back to New York from the Dominican Republic?

5. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before his death?

2. What upsets Mami about Papi's wishes for his funeral?

3. When does Camino feel like an orphan for the first time?

4. Why does Tia raise Camino?

5. What is the one humane memory Camino has of El Cero from the past?

6. How did Yahaira feel about chess?

7. Why does Camino feel particularly protective of Carline in Part II?

8. How does Camino's work with Tia influence her decision to become a doctor?

9. Why was Yahaira so resentful towards Papi during the last summer he was in the Dominican Republic?

10. How does Mami handle the romantic relationship between Yahaira and Dre?

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