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. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?
(a) A little sister.
(b) A pariah.
(c) A baby cousin.
(d) A niece.

2. Over the years, Yo has sent Garfield what two types of literature?
(a) Sestinas and sonnets.
(b) Short stories and riddles.
(c) Flash fiction and verse.
(d) Poems and short stories.

3. The first letter Garfield ever writes for Yo is for her pursuit of what endeavor?
(a) To be awarded a graduate assistantship at Brown.
(b) To be a Fulbright scholar.
(c) To get into Harvard Business School.
(d) To get into MIT.

4. In what type of setting does Sarita live with a family member in the Dominican Republic while her mother works for the Garcias?
(a) In the slums.
(b) In the country.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In a village.

5. What object does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" name as the impetus for her severe insomnia?
(a) A gun.
(b) A mink coat.
(c) A bikini.
(d) A towel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?

2. What is the name of Yo's hippie boyfriend?

3. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?

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

5. The chapter entitled "The Suitor" is narrated by which character?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 246 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample