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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. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Senator.
(d) Lobbyist.

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

3. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) The narrator's boyfriend Mike.
(b) The narrator's boyfriend George.
(c) The narrator's boyfriend Roe.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend Rory.

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

5. 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)?
(a) A washing machine.
(b) A cat.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) An iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?

2. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?

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 narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" recalls that in her teens, she had often spent the night under her bed for what reason?

5. For what reason does Yo come to see Sarita at her place of business in Florida?

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