2. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?
(a) She is terrified of losing Yahaira now.
(b) She feels like she loses Papi again every morning when she wakes up.
(c) She feels like Papi is not yet dead.
(d) She is very angry at the airline.

3. What does Tia tell Camino about mud?
(a) Not to let it stain her.
(b) Try to find a detergent to take it out of clothes.
(c) Try to learn to love it.
(d) Not to let it bother her.

4. What does Camino hope she can do for herself and Tia when she becomes a professional?
(a) Finding ways to make connections with powerful people.
(b) Make life easier for them both by being able to afford more.
(c) Becoming a better cook.
(d) Moving them both to Europe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Camino to the airport to collect Papi?

2. What kind of family does Yahaira's girlfriend come from?

3. Who do Tia and Camino visit together in Part I, early in the morning?

4. What is Yahaira's girlfriend's nickname?

5. What does Camino want to do for a career?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?

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

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

4. What is Dre's favorite activity?

5. What does El Cero tell Camino about what she supposedly owes him in Part II?

6. Who comforts Yahaira when many family members are over the house to sympathize with Yahaira and Mami, and how does Yahaira think this person feels?

7. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

8. Why does Yahaira stop playing chess?

9. Why does Yahaira want to go to the site of the plane crash?

10. How did Yahaira feel about chess?

(see the answer keys)

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