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

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

3. How did Papi help Carline?
(a) In finding her a good daycare.
(b) In getting her current good job.
(c) In assisting her father find help for his alcoholism.
(d) In assisting her pay her parking ticket fees.

4. Who comforts Yahaira most at the family gathering for her father in Part II?
(a) Tia Mabel.
(b) Tio Ramone.
(c) Tio Jorge.
(d) Tia Julia.

5. Where does Camino want to go to college someday?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Yale University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Yahaira when she hears about her father's death?

2. How does Papi die?

3. What is Camino's first reaction to the news of her father's death?

4. Where did Camino's mother meet Papi?

5. What secret does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tia raise Camino?

2. What does Yahaira do to try to get her mother back on her feet in the haze of Mami's grief in Part II?

3. Why does Yahaira stop playing chess?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

10. How did Yahaira feel about chess?

(see the answer keys)

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