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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "The Best Friend"-"The Student".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her godmother.

2. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?
(a) A baby cousin.
(b) A pariah.
(c) A little sister.
(d) A niece.

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

4. What object does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" name as the impetus for her severe insomnia?
(a) A mink coat.
(b) A towel.
(c) A bikini.
(d) A gun.

5. How many children do Lou and his wife have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who states that she only shares her poetry with one other person in the world?

3. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

4. The chapter entitled "The Landlady" ends with Marie and Yo sitting in what location as they wait for Clair to return home?

5. Later in Sarita's life, she finds out that she is the illegitimate daughter of a man with what last name?

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