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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 Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Revelation.
(c) Romance.
(d) Epistle.

2. What object does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" name as the impetus for her severe insomnia?
(a) A bikini.
(b) A gun.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) A towel.

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

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

5. 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?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Silence.
(c) Moods.
(d) Temper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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