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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?
(a) The college dean's office.
(b) The immigration office.
(c) The library.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

4. For what reason does Yo come to see Sarita at her place of business in Florida?
(a) To express her condolences for the death of Sarita's mother.
(b) To ask for a loan.
(c) To interview Sarita for a book she wants to write.
(d) To offer Sarita a job.

5. 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.

6. What is the first name of Professor Garfield, Yo's mentor?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Martin.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Elijah.

7. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?
(a) He had died prior to her birth.
(b) No one knows her father's identity.
(c) Her mother refuses to disclose his name.
(d) She refuses to allow her mother to disclose his name.

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

9. 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) Temper.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Moods.
(d) Silence.

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

11. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In her backpack.
(c) Under her mattress.
(d) Above a ceiling tile.

12. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?
(a) Sue Yo.
(b) Remove Yo from her will.
(c) Disown Yo.
(d) Call the police on Yo.

13. 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) Money.
(b) Boyfriends.
(c) Marriage proposals.
(d) Food.

14. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her brother.
(c) He is her husband.
(d) He is her son.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?

3. Yo is said to be the same age as which member of Garfield's family?

4. In what type of setting does Sarita live with a family member in the Dominican Republic while her mother works for the Garcias?

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" is revealed late in the chapter to have what first name?

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