1. In what type of setting does Sarita live with a family member in the Dominican Republic while her mother works for the Garcias?
(a) In the slums.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In the country.
(d) In a village.

2. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) September.

3. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) The narrator's boyfriend Roe.
(b) The narrator's boyfriend Mike.
(c) The narrator's boyfriend George.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend Rory.

4. With whom does Sarita live when she moves to New York City?
(a) With only Yo.
(b) Her mother and the Garcias.
(c) Just the Garcias.
(d) Just her mother.

5. About what sport is the story that Lou hands in to Yo?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Football.
(c) Track.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is part of the process discussed in the chapter called "The Mother," which the narrator says she had called "putting on the bear" (24)?

2. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?

3. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?

4. Who is the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?

5. When Yo sends Garfield works of literature, who is always the author?

(see the answer key)

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