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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. Who is Camino's best friend?
(a) Nellie.
(b) Marina.
(c) Carline.
(d) Verdada.

2. Where does Camino live?
(a) New York.
(b) Haiti.
(c) The Dominican Republic.
(d) Columbia.

3. What place does Camino love the most in her hometown?
(a) The beach.
(b) The cafe.
(c) The bowling alley.
(d) The mountain.

4. Where does Tia hold a private prayer for Papi?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her garden.
(c) Her boveda.
(d) Her closet.

5. What secret does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before he dies?
(a) He was sick.
(b) He had another wife.
(c) He had no family in the Dominican Republic.
(d) He had a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impulse does Yahaira have when Mami leaves for work in Part II for the first time since Papi's death?

2. What does Tia tell Camino about mud?

3. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?

4. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's menacing behavior?

5. What does Camino say she knows too much of in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Papi's reaction when Camino tells him she wants to be a doctor and to study at Columbia University?

2. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's veiled threats and actions?

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

4. What does Papi tell Yahaira right before he leaves for the flight that he dies on?

5. Why does Yahaira stop playing chess?

6. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

7. Why does Tia raise Camino?

8. When is the first time Yahaira wonders if Mami knows Papi's secret about having another wife?

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

10. What does Yahaira mostly remember from when she is given the news about her father's death?

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