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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
(a) Romance.
(b) Revelation.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Epistle.

2. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her grave.
(d) Their shared mother's grave.

3. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?
(a) He is her husband.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her brother.

4. Which author had been the topic of the seminar in which Garfield had met Yo?
(a) Milton.
(b) Melville.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Donne.

5. Who comes to see the dean when Yo turns down the academic award?
(a) Yo's cousin.
(b) Yo's brother.
(c) Yo's mother.
(d) Yo's father.

6. For what reason does Yo come to see Sarita at her place of business in Florida?
(a) To express her condolences for the death of Sarita's mother.
(b) To interview Sarita for a book she wants to write.
(c) To offer Sarita a job.
(d) To ask for a loan.

7. Yo is said to be the same age as which member of Garfield's family?
(a) His middle son.
(b) His youngest son.
(c) His youngest daughter.
(d) His eldest daughter.

8. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Third.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Fourth.

9. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that during her time in the Dominican Republic as a teen, she had had no shortage of what?
(a) Boyfriends.
(b) Money.
(c) Marriage proposals.
(d) Food.

10. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?
(a) Above a ceiling tile.
(b) Under her mattress.
(c) In her backpack.
(d) In the attic.

11. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?
(a) Sue Yo.
(b) Remove Yo from her will.
(c) Disown Yo.
(d) Call the police on Yo.

12. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

13. 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)?
(a) A mink coat.
(b) An iron.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A cat.

14. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) St. George.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Miami.

15. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that "the hardest thing coming to this country" had actually been what element?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Winter.
(c) Language.
(d) Getting a job.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?

4. Garfield intends to take what action at the end of the current school year?

5. Garfield has vowed never to touch what object while at work?

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