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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 adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Shameful.
(c) Filthy.
(d) Heinous.

2. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?
(a) 19.
(b) 3.
(c) 13.
(d) 8.

3. During the time Sarita's mother works for the Garcias before sending for Sarita, how many times is Sarita's mother able to visit her?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

5. Whose ashes does Garfield keep in a box inside his garden?
(a) His ex-wife's.
(b) Matthews's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?

2. 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)?

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

5. When Yo sends Garfield works of literature, who is always the author?

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