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

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

3. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?
(a) She refuses to allow her mother to disclose his name.
(b) He had died prior to her birth.
(c) No one knows her father's identity.
(d) Her mother refuses to disclose his name.

4. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?
(a) To return library books.
(b) To pick up her husband from work.
(c) To take her kids to school.
(d) To pick up groceries.

5. In what year of college does Lou have Yo as a professor?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lou, what had Yo always said would "break your heart" (183)?

2. At what age had Jose first touched a breast in a sexual manner at the request of Dona Teolinda?

3. Sarita's biological father is related to the Garcia girls in what manner?

4. What method of transportation does Dexter use to come surprise Yo?

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

(see the answer key)

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