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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. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

2. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her son.
(c) He is her husband.
(d) He is her brother.

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

4. 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?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) December.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?

3. 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?

4. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?

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

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