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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: "The Maid's Daughter"- Part II: "The Caretakers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?
(a) The college dean's office.
(b) The library.
(c) The immigration office.
(d) The hospital.

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

3. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?
(a) Roe.
(b) Tio.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Her grandfather.

4. What is the first name of Garfield's lover Matthews?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Mark.
(d) Carlos.

5. Who comes to see the dean when Yo turns down the academic award?
(a) Yo's cousin.
(b) Yo's father.
(c) Yo's mother.
(d) Yo's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?

3. 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?

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?

5. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?

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