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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 Camino hide the bills from her school?
(a) Under a loose floorboard.
(b) In the shed.
(c) Under a candle Tia never moves.
(d) Under her mattress.

2. What does Camino think she has learned from the Saints in Part III?
(a) When the crossroads are open to you, you must decide a path.
(b) Dance ceremonies are important.
(c) You need to respect your elders.
(d) You need to pray every night.

3. Which of the following does Yahaira consider one person could buy with $500,000?
(a) A set of vintage chess sets.
(b) A small island.
(c) A new identity.
(d) 500 flights to the Dominican Republic.

4. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?
(a) She tells Camino she needs Camino to come to New York to visit her.
(b) She does not reply.
(c) She tells Camino she does not want to speak with her again.
(d) She tells her she thinks they should video chat.

5. Which cousin of Yahaira's asks Mami for money for an engagement ring for his fiance?
(a) Walter.
(b) Warren.
(c) Wilson.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yahaira want to call her mother's family members who come asking for money immediately after Papi's death?

2. What does Mami tell Yahaira about Camino's mother?

3. What does Camino know she was not born to?

4. What does Mami thank goodness for after Papi's death when she is identifying the body?

5. What does Yahaira ask Camino to do for her for her visit to the Dominican Republic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Carline in Part III to make Nelson fetch Tia and Camino?

2. What does Tia tell Camino about her father's wife in relation to Camino's interests?

3. What does Yahaira decide to do regarding Camino's friend request, and what does she actually do?

4. When does Camino begin to think she might "hate" her sister Yahaira?

5. What does Mami tell Yahaira about her reasons for not having Camino come to stay with them?

6. When does Papi finally call Yahaira during his last summer trip to the Dominican Republic?

7. What does Yahaira think about the behavior of some of Mami's relatives after they find out about the airline settlement money?

8. Why does Carline tell Camino she is concerned about Camino in Part III?

9. What does Yahaira come to understand about Papi and the way he moved between his two families?

10. What do Yahaira and Camino do for the first few minutes of their first video chat?

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