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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 type of doctor does Sarita become before setting up her own practice in Florida?
(a) An osteopath.
(b) An orthopedist.
(c) A pediatrician.
(d) A podiatrist.

2. What bad news does Matthews deliver to Garfield over the phone?
(a) Matthews has been fired.
(b) Matthews has fallen in love with another man.
(c) Matthews has HIV.
(d) Matthews has decided that a long-distance relationship is too hard.

3. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hours.
(c) Days.
(d) Months.

4. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Marquez.
(b) Garcia.
(c) Lopez.
(d) de la Torre.

5. 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 Sandi.
(b) She says not to tell Marie.
(c) She says not to tell Yo.
(d) She says not to tell Sarita.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of setting does Sarita live with a family member in the Dominican Republic while her mother works for the Garcias?

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that everyone had told her that "the hardest thing coming to this country" (21) would be what?

3. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

4. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?

5. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?

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