1. What adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?
(a) Heinous.
(b) Filthy.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Shameful.

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that "the hardest thing coming to this country" had actually been what element?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Getting a job.
(c) Language.
(d) Winter.

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

4. 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) Naive.
(b) City.
(c) Native.
(d) Island.

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?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hours.
(c) Days.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?

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

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

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that she has never gotten along with which of her daughters?

5. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?

(see the answer key)

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