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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. 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)?
(a) Naive.
(b) Native.
(c) Island.
(d) City.

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

3. What type of doctor does Sarita become before setting up her own practice in Florida?
(a) An orthopedist.
(b) A podiatrist.
(c) An osteopath.
(d) A pediatrician.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?

2. 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?

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that everyone had told her that "the hardest thing coming to this country" (21) would be what?

4. Jose states that working for Yo nets him "more money in a week than he had earned in a" (245) by working his farm?

5. What adjective does Yo use to describe the nature of stories to Lou?

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