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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 81 - 160).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Camino live?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Haiti.
(c) New York.
(d) The Dominican Republic.

2. What happens once you lift a pawn off the board, according to Yahaira?
(a) You have to move it forward.
(b) You have to hide it.
(c) You have to move it backward.
(d) You have to give it up.

3. Who appoints herself the general of logistics when Zoila's family comes to visit after Papi's death?
(a) Tia Mabel.
(b) Tia Malina.
(c) Tia Julia.
(d) Tia Jennie.

4. Why does Tia look worried in Part II?
(a) She thinks Camino is not really cut out to be a doctor.
(b) She thinks Camino is not praying hard enough.
(c) Life as she and Camino knows it has ended with Papi's death.
(d) She thinks Papi's spirit is not at peace.

5. How does Papi die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) In a shooting.
(c) In a plane crash.
(d) In a car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Papi once tell Yahaira about forfeiting a chess game?

2. What secret does Yahaira learn about Papi about a year before he dies?

3. When did Papi always used to come back to New York from the Dominican Republic?

4. What is the phrase for giving birth that Camino loves?

5. How does Yahaira describe her feelings about chess?

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