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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. How does El Cero tell Camino she was swimming as he was watching her in Part IV?
(a) As if demons were chasing with torches behind her.
(b) Very slowly.
(c) As if she had never swum before.
(d) Very well.

2. Why does Carline's boyfriend fetch Tia and Camino in Part III?
(a) Carline has a bad fever.
(b) Carline's grandfather has a bad cough.
(c) The baby is coming early.
(d) Carline is missing.

3. How does Camino reach out to Yahaira at first?
(a) In a written letter.
(b) With a phone call.
(c) She shows up at her door.
(d) Through a social media message.

4. Who or what does Camino think her shoes are from that Papi brought for her?
(a) Her cousin Carmina's hand-me-downs.
(b) The thrift shop.
(c) Her cousin Willa's hand-me-downs.
(d) Yahaira's hand-me-downs.

5. What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?
(a) Ven, mi'jo.
(b) Help me.
(c) Take her.
(d) Find the light.

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 seems easiest to Camino in terms of her burgeoning relationship with her sister in Part IV?

3. Why did some people tell Carline not to name her son?

4. What word or words does Mami use to describe what Tio Jorge was to Papi?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yahaira know Papi used to feel about flowers?

2. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

3. What does Mami tell Tio Jorge about his advice in Part III?

4. Who tells Mami and Yahaira of the proposed settlement from the airline for Papi's death, and how much is the settlement?

5. Why does Camino decide not to tell Carline that Yahaira is coming to visit?

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

9. How does Yahaira get a plane ticket to go to the Dominican Republic?

10. What does Yahaira remember about a harrowing train ride in Part III?

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