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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "The Suitor"-Part III: "The Night Watchman".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dexter's and Yo's conflicting attitudes about what element of life causes their break-up?
(a) Money.
(b) Careers.
(c) Sex.
(d) Family.

2. What number husband is Doug for Yo?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What word does Jose conflate with the word vasectomy, leading to a misunderstanding of Yo's husband's situation?
(a) Submission.
(b) Castration.
(c) Ideation.
(d) Sublimation.

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

5. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "tierra" (245)?
(a) Earth.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Dust.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What is Tammy's last name?

5. 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)?

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