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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

3. Who writes a report about Sarita's position as a young woman positioned between two socioeconomic classes?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Yo.
(c) Sandi.
(d) Marie.

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

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states that from the time Yo was very young, the whole family had been "at the mercy of" (28) Yo's what?
(a) Moods.
(b) Temper.
(c) Silence.
(d) Ambition.

6. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?
(a) Miami.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) St. George.

7. In the chapter entitled "The Mother" carries with it what subtitle two spaces below the chapter title?
(a) Nonfiction.
(b) Point of view.
(c) Characterization.
(d) Fiction.

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

9. What object does the son of the Prologue's narrator want to take to school for show and tell?
(a) His aunt's newest novel.
(b) His uncle's newest novel.
(c) His grandmother's newest novel.
(d) His mother's newest novel.

10. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?
(a) She says not to tell Sarita.
(b) She says not to tell Yo.
(c) She says not to tell Sandi.
(d) She says not to tell Marie.

11. 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) Sandcastle.
(b) May Day.
(c) Winter.
(d) Christmas.

12. 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 a divorce.
(d) He intends to get married.

13. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?
(a) She gets pregnant.
(b) She does not want to accept charity.
(c) She gets married.
(d) Her mother becomes ill.

14. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?
(a) A pariah.
(b) A little sister.
(c) A baby cousin.
(d) A niece.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of Garfield's lover Matthews?

2. During the time Sarita's mother works for the Garcias before sending for Sarita, how many times is Sarita's mother able to visit her?

3. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?

4. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?

5. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?

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