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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object is part of the process discussed in the chapter called "The Mother," which the narrator says she had called "putting on the bear" (24)?
(a) A cat.
(b) A mink coat.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) An iron.

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

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
(a) Revelation.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Epistle.
(d) Romance.

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

5. Garfield has vowed never to touch what object while at work?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A computer.
(c) A shot of whiskey.
(d) A stapler.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is the son of the Prologue's narrator?

2. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?

3. The first letter Garfield ever writes for Yo is for her pursuit of what endeavor?

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that she had been brought up in what faith?

5. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?

2. In what way does the theme of marginalization arise within the Prologue?

3. Provide three points along the timeline of Sarita's childhood and adolescence.

4. Describe the relationship between Yo and Garfield.

5. With which of her four daughters does Mami not get along?

6. What impetus does the narrator of the Prologue point to as the reason for the change in her husband's personality?

7. In what way do Sarita and her mother Primi reach the United States?

8. How does the theme of control arise within the Prologue?

9. Why is the narrator of the Prologue upset when she hears her sister Yo on the radio?

10. When the Prologue opens, the narrator is on her way to complete what errand?

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