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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

4. With whom does Sarita live when she moves to New York City?
(a) With only Yo.
(b) Her mother and the Garcias.
(c) Just her mother.
(d) Just the Garcias.

5. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

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

7. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Senator.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Lobbyist.

8. 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) Food.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Marriage proposals.

9. 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.

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

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

12. 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) Island.
(c) Native.
(d) City.

13. The poem that wins the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" top prize in the literary contest has what title?
(a) Immigrant's Love Song.
(b) Concrete and Roses.
(c) Indeed.
(d) Interstellar Love Song.

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

15. What object does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" name as the impetus for her severe insomnia?
(a) A bikini.
(b) A gun.
(c) A towel.
(d) A mink coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school does Sarita attend?

2. 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?

3. What adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?

4. What does the second sister to call the narrator of the Prologue reveal during their phone call?

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

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