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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. In the chapter entitled "The Mother" carries with it what subtitle two spaces below the chapter title?
(a) Characterization.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Point of view.
(d) Nonfiction.

2. What types of seeds does Yo smuggle back from the Dominican Republic?
(a) Starfruit.
(b) Banana.
(c) Plantain.
(d) Mango.

3. How does Yo meet her future husband Doug?
(a) Doug is building houses in the Dominican Republic
(b) Yo is teaching in the Dominican Republic
(c) Doug rents Don Mundin's home.
(d) They join the same support group.

4. In what location does Doug announce Corey will be spending the entire summer?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) The Dominican Republic.
(d) Mexico.

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" is revealed late in the chapter to have what first name?
(a) Sarita.
(b) Lucinda.
(c) Yo.
(d) Sandi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the chapter entitled "The Third Husband"?

2. What object is part of the process discussed in the chapter called "The Mother," which the narrator says she had called "putting on the bear" (24)?

3. What age has Corey just turned when she comes to stay with Yo and Doug?

4. What word does Jose conflate with the word vasectomy, leading to a misunderstanding of Yo's husband's situation?

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

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