View a FREE sample

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. Who comes to see the dean when Yo turns down the academic award?
(a) Yo's father.
(b) Yo's mother.
(c) Yo's cousin.
(d) Yo's brother.

2. What adjective does Yo use to describe the nature of stories to Lou?
(a) Personal.
(b) Transparent.
(c) Vibrant.
(d) Unique.

3. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?
(a) Goodwill.
(b) Pity.
(c) Science.
(d) Charity.

4. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. The poem that wins the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" top prize in the literary contest has what title?
(a) Indeed.
(b) Interstellar Love Song.
(c) Concrete and Roses.
(d) Immigrant's Love Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?

2. The story that Lou hands in to Yo has to do with what element of its depicted sport?

3. How does Yo meet her future husband Doug?

4. In what New York City borough does the Garcia family live?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample