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

2. What does Yahaira want to call her mother's family members who come asking for money immediately after Papi's death?
(a) Rollenos.
(b) Matadonas.
(c) Farfalles.
(d) Cucarachas.

3. What does Yahaira tell the check-in agent at the desk at the airport when it seems he might not let her fly alone?
(a) She is going to the Dominican Republic to study to be a doctor.
(b) Her father was a passenger on Flight 1112 and they are flying his body out that day.
(c) She is going to the Dominican Republic to meet her sister for the first time.
(d) She is going to the Dominican Republic to try to save her Tia.

4. What did Papi surprise Yahaira with one night at his billiards?
(a) A cake and a glass of coke with a splash of rum.
(b) A burger and a beer.
(c) A new chess set.
(d) A new set of Shakespeare books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem with playing a game against yourself, according to Yahaira, as Papi had done for so long?

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

3. What does Camino think Carline's baby looks like when he is born?

4. What does Camino feel for the first time since Papi's death when she sees Yahaira's face for the first time on video chat?

5. When did Papi finally call Yahaira the last summer he had been in the Dominican Republic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Yahaira come to understand about Papi and the way he moved between his two families?

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

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

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

8. Why does Camino forcibly push El Cero away from her in Part III?

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

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

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