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

2. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?
(a) She says not to tell Marie.
(b) She says not to tell Sarita.
(c) She says not to tell Sandi.
(d) She says not to tell Yo.

3. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?
(a) Their shared mother's grave.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her grave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that she had been brought up in what faith?

4. What adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?

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

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