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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) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

2. Who comes to see the dean when Yo turns down the academic award?
(a) Yo's brother.
(b) Yo's cousin.
(c) Yo's mother.
(d) Yo's father.

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that she had been brought up in what faith?
(a) Santeria.
(b) Lutheranism.
(c) Presbyterianism.
(d) Catholicism.

4. 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?
(a) On account of stray bullets shattering the windows.
(b) On account of her fear of another earthquake.
(c) On account of her fear that her uncle would come into her room.
(d) On account of her fear that El Cuco would get her.

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

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

7. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?
(a) Her children.
(b) Their shared mother's grave.
(c) Her grave.
(d) Her life.

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

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

10. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) The narrator's boyfriend George.
(b) The narrator's boyfriend Roe.
(c) The narrator's boyfriend Mike.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend Rory.

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

12. 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 has cancer.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is moving back to the Dominican Republic.

13. When Yo sends Garfield works of literature, who is always the author?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Yo.
(c) Milton.
(d) Donne.

14. In what New York City borough does the Garcia family live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Queens.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) The Bronx.

15. For how long does Sarita's mother work for the Garcias before sending for Sarita?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?

4. 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?

5. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?

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