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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "The Best Friend"-"The Student".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city is the chapter entitled "The Best Friend" set?
(a) New York City.
(b) San Juan.
(c) Boston.
(d) Miami.

2. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?
(a) She gets married.
(b) Her mother becomes ill.
(c) She gets pregnant.
(d) She does not want to accept charity.

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

4. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Biologist.

5. 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?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who had ended up reading Yo's journal, resulting in the cancellation of Yo's cousin's college plans at the hands of Yo's cousin's parents?

3. What kind of book by Yo does Lou buy in the chapter entitled "The Student"?

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

5. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

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