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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. Where does Yahaira's Mami work?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) A spa.
(c) A law office.
(d) A hospital.

2. Who is Camino's and Tia's neighbor?
(a) Don Mateo.
(b) Zoila.
(c) Romina.
(d) Franco.

3. What kind of music did Papi used to love?
(a) Bachata.
(b) Hip hop.
(c) Salsa.
(d) Jazz.

4. What does Yahaira's girlfriend call her?
(a) Yaya.
(b) Mada.
(c) Bella.
(d) Blanca.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Papi wear on his hand?

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

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

4. What does Camino remember Papi doing when she told him she wanted to be a doctor and attend Columbia University?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tia raise Camino?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

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

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

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

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