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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) In the shed.
(b) Under her mattress.
(c) Under a candle Tia never moves.
(d) Under a loose floorboard.

2. What happens just after Tia resuscitates the baby?
(a) Nelson passes out.
(b) Carline vomits.
(c) Carline dies.
(d) The electricity comes back on in the barrio.

3. What does Camino know she was not born to?
(a) Money.
(b) Patience.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Love.

4. What does Mami thank goodness for after Papi's death when she is identifying the body?
(a) His severed finger tip.
(b) His gold tooth.
(c) His distinctive jawline.
(d) His many gold rings.

5. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?
(a) He did not answer her calls.
(b) He told her what happened had been her fault.
(c) He told her her mother would be able to help her, but he could not.
(d) He told her he had no time for such foolishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yahaira think about Camino's face when she first sees her on video chat?

2. Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?

3. Why does Carline not go to the hospital to have her baby?

4. What does Yahaira wonder if Papi would have been upset about at his wake?

5. What happened to Yahaira on the subway that haunts her in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mami feel especially betrayed by Papi?

2. What background does Mami tell Yahaira about her marriage to Papi?

3. What enormous secret does Tia finally tell Camino in Part III?

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

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

6. What does Tia do to try to revive Carline's baby?

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

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

9. Why does Yahaira begin to feel uncomfortable at the Johnsons' house in Part III?

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

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