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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. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?
(a) 19.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

2. The first letter Garfield ever writes for Yo is for her pursuit of what endeavor?
(a) To be awarded a graduate assistantship at Brown.
(b) To be a Fulbright scholar.
(c) To get into Harvard Business School.
(d) To get into MIT.

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that everyone had told her that "the hardest thing coming to this country" (21) would be what?
(a) The racism.
(b) The cost.
(c) The winter.
(d) The language.

4. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?
(a) Her mother becomes ill.
(b) She does not want to accept charity.
(c) She gets married.
(d) She gets pregnant.

5. 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) In a village.
(c) In the country.
(d) On the beach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what state does Yo meet Marie and Clair?

3. What type of school does Sarita attend?

4. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?

5. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?

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