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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ends up hiring Jose as a night watchman?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Don Mundin.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Yo.

2. What do Yo and Marie do with Clair's belongings?
(a) They throw them out onto the lawn.
(b) They burn them.
(c) They throw bleach on them.
(d) They throw them out into the street.

3. Who states that she only shares her poetry with one other person in the world?
(a) Yo.
(b) Tammy.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Lucinda.

4. What does Yo ask Dexter to pretend to be while he is around her family?
(a) A journalist.
(b) Her bodyguard.
(c) Her psychologist.
(d) Her priest.

5. What is the name of Jose's wife?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Stella.
(c) Xiomara.
(d) Siobhan.

6. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "tierra" (245)?
(a) Dust.
(b) Earth.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sunshine.

7. In what month does Yo stop teaching a particular character to read when she goes back to the United States?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) December.

8. What is the last name of Marie and Clair?
(a) Rosen.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Beaudry.
(d) Lopez.

9. What method of transportation does Dexter use to come surprise Yo?
(a) Plane.
(b) Car.
(c) Train.
(d) Bicycle.

10. Jose receives a notice from what organization stating that he must soon evacuate the land upon which his house sits?
(a) The housing authority.
(b) The transportation authority.
(c) The office of family services.
(d) The government.

11. Jose states that working for Yo nets him "more money in a week than he had earned in a" (245) by working his farm?
(a) Season.
(b) Year.
(c) Fortnight.
(d) Month.

12. Which member of Yo's family is running for president of the Dominican Republic?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her cousin.

13. For what type of job does Yo move to the state where she meets Marie and Clair?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Writing.
(c) Data entry.
(d) Research.

14. At what age had Jose first touched a breast in a sexual manner at the request of Dona Teolinda?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

15. The chapter entitled "The Landlady" ends with Marie and Yo sitting in what location as they wait for Clair to return home?
(a) In the street.
(b) On the front lawn.
(c) By the living room window.
(d) In the attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what seasons does Yo always come to the Dominican Republic to work in privacy, according to Jose?

2. According to Lou, what had Yo always said would "break your heart" (183)?

3. Besides Jose's wife and children, which other member of the family lives in Jose's house?

4. Yo teaches which character the basics of reading?

5. When Lou buys and reads Yo's book, he finds that she has plagiarized a story from whom?

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