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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) December.

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

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

4. Sarita's biological father is related to the Garcia girls in what manner?
(a) He is their brother.
(b) He is their uncle.
(c) He is their cousin.
(d) He is their nephew.

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

6. Who had ended up reading Yo's journal, resulting in the cancellation of Yo's cousin's college plans at the hands of Yo's cousin's parents?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) Yo's mother.
(c) Yo's boyfriend.
(d) Yo's sister.

7. 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) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

8. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her godmother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?

2. The poem that wins the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" top prize in the literary contest has what title?

3. Who comes to see the dean when Yo turns down the academic award?

4. For how long does Sarita's mother work for the Garcias before sending for Sarita?

5. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

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