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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 her father always travels to the Dominican Republic for?
(a) To work at the beach.
(b) To find a new house for Yahaira there.
(c) Negocios.
(d) To cook in a restaurant for the summer.
2. Where did Papi live most of the year?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Columbia.
(d) London.
3. What is Camino's first reaction to the news of her father's death?
(a) She refuses to believe it.
(b) She calls her mother to tell her about it.
(c) She calls her sister to tell her about it.
(d) She cries on the floor of the airport.
4. How does Yahaira describe her feelings about chess?
(a) She played chess to please her mother and her girlfriend.
(b) She hated chess.
(c) She did chess, but she never loved it.
(d) She played chess to win money in tournaments.
5. What kind of music did Papi used to love?
(a) Bachata.
(b) Hip hop.
(c) Salsa.
(d) Jazz.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who invites Yahaira and her mother to grief counseling?
2. How did Papi help Carline?
3. Who comforts Yahaira most at the family gathering for her father in Part II?
4. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's menacing behavior?
5. Where does Camino want to go to college someday?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Camino feel like an orphan for the first time?
2. How does Camino's work with Tia influence her decision to become a doctor?
3. Why does Camino decide not to tell Tia about El Cero's veiled threats and actions?
4. Why was Yahaira so resentful towards Papi during the last summer he was in the Dominican Republic?
5. What is Dre's favorite activity?
6. What does Yahaira do to try to get her mother back on her feet in the haze of Mami's grief in Part II?
7. What does Papi tell Yahaira right before he leaves for the flight that he dies on?
8. Why does Tia raise Camino?
9. What is the only thing about Dre that gets on Yahaira's nerves?
10. Why is Camino so afraid of El Cero?
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