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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 does Camino see at the airport when she goes to meet Papi there?
(a) His best friend, looking sad.
(b) A crowd of people circled around a TV screen.
(c) His suitcase that has not been claimed.
(d) Lots of police.

2. Where did Papi live most of the year?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Columbia.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What does Yahaira know Papi used to work as in the Dominican Republic, before she was born?
(a) A lifeguard.
(b) A fire fighter.
(c) An architect.
(d) An accountant.

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

5. Who drives Camino to the airport to collect Papi?
(a) Yahaira.
(b) Don Mateo.
(c) Franco.
(d) Tia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place does Camino love the most in her hometown?

2. What did Camino learn when she was young about how to talk of the dying?

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

4. Who appoints herself the general of logistics when Zoila's family comes to visit after Papi's death?

5. What does the lady at the ice cream shop do for Carline and Camino?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Papi's reaction when Camino tells him she wants to be a doctor and to study at Columbia University?

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

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

5. How does Yahaira feel about the Dominican Republic?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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