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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 chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?
(a) Her pawn.
(b) Her knight.
(c) Her king.
(d) Her queen.

2. What neighborhood does Yahaira live in with Mami?
(a) Fort Greene.
(b) Morningside Heights.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Queens.

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

4. What phrase does Yahaira keep repeating about her mother in Part II?
(a) Mami is a saint.
(b) Mami needs help.
(c) Mami is a liar.
(d) Mami is a good woman, a good woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camino's headmistress say about tuition after Papi's death?

2. What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?

3. What does Yahaira call her mother?

4. What do Tia and Camino eat for breakfast?

5. Who comforts Yahaira most at the family gathering for her father in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Dre's favorite activity?

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

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

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

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