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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. With whom does Sarita live when she moves to New York City?
(a) Her mother and the Garcias.
(b) Just her mother.
(c) With only Yo.
(d) Just the Garcias.

2. 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?
(a) On account of stray bullets shattering the windows.
(b) On account of her fear that El Cuco would get her.
(c) On account of her fear that her uncle would come into her room.
(d) On account of her fear of another earthquake.

3. 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)?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. 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 Rory.
(c) The narrator's boyfriend George.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend Roe.

5. For how long does Sarita's mother work for the Garcias before sending for Sarita?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kicks over the box of ashes upon coming to visit Garfield?

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that "the hardest thing coming to this country" had actually been what element?

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

4. Sarita's biological father is related to the Garcia girls in what manner?

5. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?

(see the answer key)

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