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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. The chapter entitled "The Suitor" is narrated by which character?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Dexter.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Doug.

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

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

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

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

9. How many children does Jose have with his wife before the daughter in the story is born?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

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

11. According to Lou, what had Yo always said would "break your heart" (183)?
(a) True love.
(b) The details.
(c) Little moments.
(d) Tragic conditions.

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

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

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

15. About what sport is the story that Lou hands in to Yo?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Track.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who states that she only shares her poetry with one other person in the world?

2. What is the name of Jose's wife?

3. Dexter pretends to be a journalist at whose behest?

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

5. In what location does the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman" take place?

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