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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. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?
(a) His uncle's newest novel.
(b) His aunt's newest novel.
(c) His grandmother's newest novel.
(d) His mother's newest novel.

2. Over the years, Yo has sent Garfield what two types of literature?
(a) Poems and short stories.
(b) Short stories and riddles.
(c) Flash fiction and verse.
(d) Sestinas and sonnets.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. For how many years has Professor Garfield known Yo?

3. 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?

4. The first letter Garfield ever writes for Yo is for her pursuit of what endeavor?

5. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?

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