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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "The Sisters"-Part I: "The Cousin".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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)?
(a) A cat.
(b) An iron.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) A washing machine.

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Lobbyist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Senator.
(d) Doctor.

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

4. What does the second sister to call the narrator of the Prologue reveal during their phone call?
(a) She is moving back to the Dominican Republic.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She has been awarded a grant.

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" describes herself and her siblings as being what type of cousins in relation to "the Garcia girls" (36)?
(a) Native.
(b) City.
(c) Island.
(d) Naive.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that "the hardest thing coming to this country" had actually been what element?

2. 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?

3. The poem that wins the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" top prize in the literary contest has what title?

4. 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?

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

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