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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. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

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

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

4. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?
(a) He had died prior to her birth.
(b) No one knows her father's identity.
(c) Her mother refuses to disclose his name.
(d) She refuses to allow her mother to disclose his name.

5. Sarita's biological father is related to the Garcia girls in what manner?
(a) He is their uncle.
(b) He is their nephew.
(c) He is their brother.
(d) He is their cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of doctor does Sarita become before setting up her own practice in Florida?

2. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?

3. In the chapter entitled "The Mother" carries with it what subtitle two spaces below the chapter title?

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

5. To what city does Matthews move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the powder Sarita's mother uses in an effort to get to New York City?

2. Discuss an example of magical realism Alvarez includes within the narrative.

3. Describe the relationship between Yo and Garfield.

4. What is the significance of the phrase "You are the one who knows" (125) throughout the text?

5. What secret does the narrator of the Prologue's gloomy sister give to the narrator?

6. What impetus does the narrator of the Prologue point to as the reason for the change in her husband's personality?

7. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?

8. Who includes a special note for Sarita on the back of a photograph she sends to the Dominican Republic?

9. In what way does the narrator of the Prologue deceive one of her sisters within the narrative?

10. Describe the nature of the culture shock Sarita experiences upon arriving in New York.

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