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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. In Part IV, why does Camino think her skin "itches"?
(a) From new medication.
(b) From missing the sea.
(c) From her laundry detergent.
(d) From bug bites.

2. What does Tia say she will come back to help Carline with after the birth?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Singing lullabies.
(c) Swaddling.
(d) Changing diapers.

3. Who did Yahaira play at chess the last time she had ever played chess, as she remembers in Part III?
(a) Manny.
(b) Mami.
(c) Camino.
(d) Papi.

4. What does Camino worry about as she and Tia plan Papi's funeral?
(a) She does not know who the priest will be saying the mass.
(b) She does not know where Papi wanted to be buried.
(c) She does not know if the body will be back in time.
(d) She does not know how many people are coming.

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

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 Yahaira think Mami looks like rather than an "American-apple-pie mother" (279)?

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

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

5. What does Carline call her baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

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

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

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