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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Besides Jose's wife and children, which other member of the family lives in Jose's house?
(a) Jose's niece.
(b) Xiomara's nephew.
(c) Xiomara's niece.
(d) Jose's nephew.

3. Who denies Yo's request to move out of the room she rents from Marie and Clare?
(a) Marie.
(b) Clair.
(c) Clare and Marie.
(d) The judge.

4. To what quality of Jose's had the village boys been referring to with their nickname for him?
(a) His shy manner.
(b) His high voice.
(c) His menacing looks.
(d) His dark eyebrows.

5. Whom does Dexter meet by the swimming pool at Yo's family's compound?
(a) Carla.
(b) Sarita.
(c) Sandi.
(d) Lucinda.

6. Yo teaches which character the basics of reading?
(a) Jose.
(b) Juan.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarita.

7. To whom does Penny introduce Lou at a party within the chapter entitled "The Student"?
(a) The English department chair.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her favorite professor.

8. When Marie notices that Clair is disappearing, what action does she believe that Clair is taking?
(a) Planning their anniversary party.
(b) Working an extra job.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Gambling.

9. 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) By the living room window.
(c) On the front lawn.
(d) In the attic.

10. What name does Jose give to the daughter who is born during the time of the narrative?
(a) Cherubim.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Siobhan.
(d) Yolanda.

11. How many names does Jose know how to write?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

12. What adjective does Yo use to describe the nature of stories to Lou?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Transparent.
(c) Unique.
(d) Personal.

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

14. What word does Jose conflate with the word vasectomy, leading to a misunderstanding of Yo's husband's situation?
(a) Submission.
(b) Sublimation.
(c) Castration.
(d) Ideation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The story that Lou hands in to Yo has to do with what element of its depicted sport?

2. What adjective does Lou use to describe Yo's teaching during their conference?

3. What sport wins Lou a scholarship to a small liberal arts college?

4. The flooding mentioned in the land notice Jose receives is mentioned in relation to what object or event?

5. For what reason does Lou return to his alma mater within the chapter entitled "The Student"?

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