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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 Mami hate that Yahaira frequently likes to do with Dre?
(a) Ice skating.
(b) Sleepovers.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Going out to dinner.

2. What happened when Yahaira really needed to talk to Papi after the incident on the train in Part III?
(a) He told her what happened had been her fault.
(b) He told her he had no time for such foolishness.
(c) He did not answer her calls.
(d) He told her her mother would be able to help her, but he could not.

3. What does Tia say to Camino when she holds Carline's baby for the first time?
(a) Ven, mi'jo.
(b) Find the light.
(c) Help me.
(d) Take her.

4. What does Mami tell Yahaira when Yahaira asks Mami if she wishes Yahaira looked more like her?
(a) Yahaira looks just like Mami.
(b) Yahaira would be more attractive if she wore more makeup.
(c) Mami has her fingerprints all over Yahaira and she does not need the world to see them to know they are there.
(d) Yahaira looks like a blend of Papi and Mami.

5. Where does Camino leave the money Yahaira wires her?
(a) In the shed.
(b) She gives it to Carline.
(c) Taped to Papi's picture on TIa's altar.
(d) Under her mattress.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who reminds Yahaira most of Papi at Papi's wake?

3. Who does Tia tell Camino the cost of Papi's funeral will be covered by?

4. What does Tia say she will come back to help Carline with after the birth?

5. What does Yahaira ask Camino to do for her for her visit to the Dominican Republic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What background does Mami tell Yahaira about her marriage to Papi?

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

4. Why does Yahaira begin to feel uncomfortable at the Johnsons' house in Part III?

5. How does Yahaira learn about her sister Camino?

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

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

8. What does Yahaira think about the behavior of some of Mami's relatives after they find out about the airline settlement money?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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