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

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

3. When the chapter entitled "The Student" eschews linear time, in which direction does it move?
(a) Forward 10 years.
(b) Forward 5 years.
(c) Backward 20 years.
(d) Backward 5 years.

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

5. The flooding mentioned in the land notice Jose receives is mentioned in relation to what object or event?
(a) A monsoon.
(b) A tsunami.
(c) A dam.
(d) A hurricane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the chapter that focuses on Marie and Clair?

3. In what state does Yo meet Marie and Clair?

4. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?

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