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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 241 - 326).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the single love of Camino's life?
(a) Mami.
(b) Tia.
(c) Yahaira.
(d) Papi.

2. What did Papi tell Yahaira when she quit playing chess?
(a) She will have to find a new sport.
(b) She will not get an allowance any longer.
(c) She broke his heart.
(d) She will not be able to go to college.

3. What does Camino hope she can do for herself and Tia when she becomes a professional?
(a) Becoming a better cook.
(b) Finding ways to make connections with powerful people.
(c) Moving them both to Europe.
(d) Make life easier for them both by being able to afford more.

4. What did Papi sometimes call Yahaira?
(a) My cafe latte.
(b) My sweetheart.
(c) Farfalle.
(d) Bella negra.

5. What does Yahaira think about her father's burial wishes?
(a) She wants him to be cremated, too.
(b) She wants to get him a wooden casket.
(c) She wants to bury a chess piece with him.
(d) She decides she must be there in the Dominican Republic for his funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chess piece did Yahaira used to give up when she was a little girl?

2. What does Tia tell Camino about her sister in New York City?

3. What does Yahaira's Mami say in the grief group session?

4. What does the money in the amount of the airline's compensation offer for Papi's death make Yahaira think of?

5. How old is Camino when Papi dies?

(see the answer key)

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