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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 do Tia and Camino visit together in Part I, early in the morning?
(a) El Cero.
(b) Camino's grandmother.
(c) Camino's mother.
(d) The woman with cancer.

2. How old is Camino when Papi dies?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 32.

3. What is one of Papi's favorites that Camino makes for his arrival in Part I?
(a) Rice and beans.
(b) Chicken soup.
(c) Pita bread.
(d) Sancocho.

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

5. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?
(a) She broke his heart.
(b) She will have to find a new sport.
(c) She will not be able to go to college.
(d) She will not get an allowance any longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stray dog that hangs around Camino?

2. What does Yahaira's girlfriend have a particular talent for?

3. What neighborhood does Yahaira live in with Mami?

4. Who is Camino most afraid of?

5. Where does Tia hold a private prayer for Papi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. What is Dre's favorite activity?

9. What is the only thing about Dre that gets on Yahaira's nerves?

10. Why does Tia raise Camino?

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