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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: "The Maid's Daughter"- Part II: "The Caretakers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?
(a) To take her kids to school.
(b) To return library books.
(c) To pick up her husband from work.
(d) To pick up groceries.

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

3. 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 ask for a loan.
(c) To interview Sarita for a book she wants to write.
(d) To offer Sarita a job.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yo is said to be the same age as which member of Garfield's family?

3. At what type of carnival does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" join a team of people competing in a sculpture contest?

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states that from the time Yo was very young, the whole family had been "at the mercy of" (28) Yo's what?

5. What type of school does Sarita attend?

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