1. 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.

2. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?
(a) His mother's newest novel.
(b) His grandmother's newest novel.
(c) His aunt's newest novel.
(d) His uncle's newest novel.

3. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

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) Boyfriends.
(d) Food.

5. Who states that she only shares her poetry with one other person in the world?
(a) Tammy.
(b) Yo.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Lucinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What type of doctor does Sarita become before setting up her own practice in Florida?

3. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?

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

5. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?

(see the answer key)

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