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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "The Third Husband"-"The Father".

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 godmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. The flooding mentioned in the land notice Jose receives is mentioned in relation to what object or event?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A dam.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A monsoon.

3. To whom does Penny introduce Lou at a party within the chapter entitled "The Student"?
(a) The English department chair.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her favorite professor.
(d) Her mother.

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" recalls that in her teens, she had often spent the night under her bed for what reason?
(a) On account of her fear that El Cuco would get her.
(b) On account of stray bullets shattering the windows.
(c) On account of her fear that her uncle would come into her room.
(d) On account of her fear of another earthquake.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

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

3. What is Lou's last name?

4. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?

5. What injury is inflicted upon Marie within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?

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