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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garfield has vowed never to touch what object while at work?
(a) A stapler.
(b) A computer.
(c) A shot of whiskey.
(d) A cigarette.

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

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

4. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

5. Who kicks over the box of ashes upon coming to visit Garfield?
(a) Yo.
(b) Lucinda.
(c) Matthews.
(d) Sarita.

6. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

8. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?
(a) Tio.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Roe.
(d) Her grandfather.

9. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" is revealed late in the chapter to have what first name?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Sarita.
(c) Yo.
(d) Sandi.

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

11. 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) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

15. 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) Days.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?

2. What is the first name of Professor Garfield, Yo's mentor?

3. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?

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

5. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?

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