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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. To what city does Matthews move?
(a) Alameda.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.
2. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?
(a) Their shared mother's grave.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her grave.
(d) Her life.
3. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?
(a) A pariah.
(b) A niece.
(c) A little sister.
(d) A baby cousin.
4. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?
(a) She says not to tell Sandi.
(b) She says not to tell Yo.
(c) She says not to tell Marie.
(d) She says not to tell Sarita.
5. Who writes a report about Sarita's position as a young woman positioned between two socioeconomic classes?
(a) Marie.
(b) Yo.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Sandi.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?
2. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?
3. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?
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)?
5. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way do Sarita and her mother Primi reach the United States?
2. When the Prologue opens, the narrator is on her way to complete what errand?
3. What example does the narrator of the Prologue give for the type of details Yo had revealed on the radio show?
4. What is the symbolism of the powder Sarita's mother uses in an effort to get to New York City?
5. What event occurs in the Garcia household that causes Mami to start taking Valium and sleeping pills?
6. What is the significance of the phrase "You are the one who knows" (125) throughout the text?
7. Describe the relationship between Yo and Garfield.
8. Who includes a special note for Sarita on the back of a photograph she sends to the Dominican Republic?
9. What impetus does the narrator of the Prologue point to as the reason for the change in her husband's personality?
10. In what way does the text depict a series of different religious and spiritual beliefs?
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