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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 thank goodness for after Papi's death when she is identifying the body?
(a) His distinctive jawline.
(b) His many gold rings.
(c) His severed finger tip.
(d) His gold tooth.

2. What happened to Yahaira on the subway that haunts her in Part III?
(a) She was robbed of her phone and money.
(b) She was sexually assaulted.
(c) She saw someone die.
(d) She was injured when her hand got caught in a door.

3. What does Yahaira think about Camino's face when she first sees her on video chat?
(a) Camino's face looks angry.
(b) Camino's face shows no enthusiasm to connect.
(c) Camino's face looks like Mami's face.
(d) Camino's face looks like Tia's face.

4. How does Yahaira respond to Camino's first message?
(a) She tells her she thinks they should video chat.
(b) She tells Camino she does not want to speak with her again.
(c) She tells Camino she needs Camino to come to New York to visit her.
(d) She does not reply.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Yahaira thinks she wants to meet Camino?

2. What does Mami tell Yahaira the settlement money for Papi might do for Mami?

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

4. What is all Yahaira wants in Part IV?

5. What does Yahaira wonder if Papi would have been upset about at his wake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What threat does Camino make to Yahaira in Part IV?

2. What does Yahaira remember about a harrowing train ride in Part III?

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

4. What is wrong with Carline in Part III to make Nelson fetch Tia and Camino?

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

6. How does Yahaira get a plane ticket to go to the Dominican Republic?

7. Why does Camino decide not to tell Carline that Yahaira is coming to visit?

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

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

10. Why does Carline tell Camino she is concerned about Camino in Part III?

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