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

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

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

4. What color does Tia believe young girls should not wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

5. Why is Camino thinking her ability to travel to the United States is in jeopardy in Part III?
(a) Camino's passport is expired.
(b) Papi was supposed to be securing her visa and travel papers.
(c) Camino has had a conviction which might prevent her visa from going through.
(d) Camino's Tia might try to stop her from going to the U.S. now that Papi has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Yahaira play at chess the last time she had ever played chess, as she remembers in Part III?

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

3. Which of the following does Yahaira consider one person could buy with $500,000?

4. When and where did Tia once teach Camino how to dance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Yahaira leave at the shrine for Papi?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is worrying Camino about planning for her father's funeral?

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

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