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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news does Matthews deliver to Garfield over the phone?
(a) Matthews has been fired.
(b) Matthews has fallen in love with another man.
(c) Matthews has HIV.
(d) Matthews has decided that a long-distance relationship is too hard.

2. In what grade is the son of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Seventh.
(b) Eighth.
(c) Third.
(d) Eleventh.

3. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?
(a) Science.
(b) Goodwill.
(c) Pity.
(d) Charity.

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

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

6. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that everyone had told her that "the hardest thing coming to this country" (21) would be what?
(a) The racism.
(b) The language.
(c) The cost.
(d) The winter.

7. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" describes herself and her siblings as being what type of cousins in relation to "the Garcia girls" (36)?
(a) Naive.
(b) Native.
(c) Island.
(d) City.

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

9. Whose ashes does Garfield keep in a box inside his garden?
(a) Matthews's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His ex-wife's.
(d) His mother's.

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

11. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hours.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

12. What adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?
(a) Filthy.
(b) Heinous.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Shameful.

13. By the end of the meeting with the dean, Yo's family member takes what action?
(a) Collapses.
(b) Faints.
(c) Punches the wall.
(d) Sobs.

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

15. The first letter Garfield ever writes for Yo is for her pursuit of what endeavor?
(a) To be a Fulbright scholar.
(b) To get into MIT.
(c) To be awarded a graduate assistantship at Brown.
(d) To get into Harvard Business School.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who kicks over the box of ashes upon coming to visit Garfield?

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?

5. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?

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