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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "The Third Husband"-"The Father".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lou buys and reads Yo's book, he finds that she has plagiarized a story from whom?
(a) Penny.
(b) Garfield.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Lou.

2. Whom does Dexter meet by the swimming pool at Yo's family's compound?
(a) Carla.
(b) Sarita.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Sandi.

3. Which of Yo's family members loses an election in the Dominican Republic after Dexter's visit?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that "the hardest thing coming to this country" had actually been what element?
(a) Language.
(b) Getting a job.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Winter.

5. In what state does Yo meet Marie and Clair?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New York.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what sport is the story that Lou hands in to Yo?

2. To what special talent of Yo's does her father refer within the chapter entitled "The Father"?

3. At what type of carnival does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" join a team of people competing in a sculpture contest?

4. What adjective does Lou use to describe Yo's teaching during their conference?

5. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?

(see the answer key)

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