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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 she has never gotten along with which of her daughters?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sandi.
(c) Carla.
(d) Yo.

2. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Third.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Fourth.

3. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?
(a) To pick up her husband from work.
(b) To return library books.
(c) To take her kids to school.
(d) To pick up groceries.

4. At what type of carnival does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" join a team of people competing in a sculpture contest?
(a) Sandcastle.
(b) May Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Winter.

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

Short Answer 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)?

2. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

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. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?

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)?

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