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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author had been the topic of the seminar in which Garfield had met Yo?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Milton.
(c) Donne.
(d) Melville.

2. At what type of carnival does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" join a team of people competing in a sculpture contest?
(a) Winter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) May Day.
(d) Sandcastle.

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that she has never gotten along with which of her daughters?
(a) Marie.
(b) Carla.
(c) Yo.
(d) Sandi.

4. What is the first name of Garfield's lover Matthews?
(a) Mark.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Timothy.

5. 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) On the beach.
(c) In a village.
(d) In the country.

6. Garfield intends to take what action at the end of the current school year?
(a) He intends to retire.
(b) He intends to visit the Garcia family.
(c) He intends to get married.
(d) He intends to get a divorce.

7. What object is part of the process discussed in the chapter called "The Mother," which the narrator says she had called "putting on the bear" (24)?
(a) A cat.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A mink coat.
(d) An iron.

8. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) March.

9. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

10. What does the second sister to call the narrator of the Prologue reveal during their phone call?
(a) She has been awarded a grant.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She is moving back to the Dominican Republic.

11. With whom does Sarita live when she moves to New York City?
(a) Just her mother.
(b) Just the Garcias.
(c) With only Yo.
(d) Her mother and the Garcias.

12. 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?
(a) Food.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Marriage proposals.
(d) Money.

13. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Marquez.
(c) de la Torre.
(d) Garcia.

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

15. To what city does Matthews move?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Alameda.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" recalls that in her teens, she had often spent the night under her bed for what reason?

2. Over the years, Yo has sent Garfield what two types of literature?

3. When Yo sends Garfield works of literature, who is always the author?

4. Who had ended up reading Yo's journal, resulting in the cancellation of Yo's cousin's college plans at the hands of Yo's cousin's parents?

5. Who writes a report about Sarita's position as a young woman positioned between two socioeconomic classes?

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