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

2. 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) Money.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Food.
(d) Marriage proposals.

3. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

5. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The immigration office.
(c) The library.
(d) The college dean's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

2. Who had ended up reading Yo's journal, resulting in the cancellation of Yo's cousin's college plans at the hands of Yo's cousin's parents?

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

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

5. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?

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