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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 think Carline's baby looks like when he is born?
(a) A doll.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A fox.
(d) A wrinkled fruit from a shaken tree.

2. What does Camino think Tia is "armored" in in Part III (161)?
(a) Her Saints.
(b) Her Money.
(c) Her Sinners.
(d) Her Friends.

3. When and where did Tia once teach Camino how to dance?
(a) At Tia's friend's dance studio.
(b) At the ceremonies to the drums of the santero.
(c) At the dance hall.
(d) At weddings and christenings.

4. What does Yahaira think Mami looks like rather than an "American-apple-pie mother" (279)?
(a) A supermodel mother.
(b) A Dominican mother.
(c) A professional mother.
(d) A tres golpes of a mother.

5. What does Camino demand of Yahaira before Yahaira comes to the Dominican Republic?
(a) $10,000.
(b) Papi's will.
(c) A picture of Papi that she has always wanted.
(d) A U.S. passport.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camino do after telling Tia she has reached out to Yahaira?

2. What does Camino think of when she sees Yahaira's face on video chat for the first time?

3. What is one reason Yahaira thinks she wants to meet Camino?

4. Which singer does Dre love and listen to in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

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

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

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

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

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 Mami feel especially betrayed by Papi?

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

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

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