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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fortnight.
(c) Month.
(d) Year.

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

3. At what location does Yo meet the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
(a) In a support group for artists with creative blocks.
(b) In a support group for survivors of sexual abuse.
(c) In a support group for adult children dealing with grief.
(d) In a book discussion group.

4. One of Yo's aunts notices that which person resembles her late husband?
(a) Fifi.
(b) Yo.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Sarita.

5. In what year of college does Lou have Yo as a professor?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Junior.
(d) Senior.

6. What is Lou's last name?
(a) Castellucci.
(b) Robinson.
(c) Lopez.
(d) Edison.

7. Dexter's and Yo's conflicting attitudes about what element of life causes their break-up?
(a) Money.
(b) Careers.
(c) Family.
(d) Sex.

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

9. How many different wedding guests help to narrate the chapter of the same name?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

11. During what seasons does Yo always come to the Dominican Republic to work in privacy, according to Jose?
(a) Autumns.
(b) Springs.
(c) Summers.
(d) Winters.

12. In what location does Lou find and buy a book written by Yo?
(a) On a park bench.
(b) At Barnes and Noble.
(c) In the college bookstore.
(d) At the public library.

13. What injury is inflicted upon Marie within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?
(a) A twisted ankle.
(b) A black eye.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A broken nose.

14. What is the name of Lou's wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Penny.
(c) Laverne.
(d) Cindy.

15. Who tells Jose that Yo cannot have children with her current husband?
(a) Sandi.
(b) Sergio.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Yo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "tierra" (245)?

2. Jose learns that Yo has married what kind of man?

3. What item of clothing does Lou wish he had removed while he is sitting in the first meeting of Yo's class?

4. What item of clothing do Yo and Tammy force Tom and Jerry to wear before they are allowed to listen to poetry?

5. In what manner does Jose describe Yo's body?

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