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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) A law office.
(b) A spa.
(c) A hospital.
(d) Wall Street.

2. Where is Yahaira when she hears about her father's death?
(a) School.
(b) Dance class.
(c) Church.
(d) The airport.

3. What did Papi own on Dyckman Street?
(a) A billiards.
(b) A laundromat.
(c) A check-cashing facility.
(d) A pizza parlour.

4. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Rice.
(c) Coffee and bread.
(d) Bananas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yahaira want to go to a place that is close to the plane crash site?

2. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?

3. Where does Camino want to go to college someday?

4. What makes Camino sick about where she is when she finds out her father's remains have been found?

5. What is Tia's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?

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

4. When does Camino feel like an orphan for the first time?

5. Why does Yahaira stop playing chess?

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

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

9. Why does Tia raise Camino?

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

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