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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. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" is revealed late in the chapter to have what first name?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Sarita.
(c) Sandi.
(d) Yo.

2. About what subject had Yo continually written in her journal as a teen, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) The narrator's boyfriend Rory.
(b) The narrator's boyfriend Roe.
(c) The narrator's boyfriend George.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend Mike.

3. For how long does Sarita's mother work for the Garcias before sending for Sarita?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In her backpack.
(c) Above a ceiling tile.
(d) Under her mattress.

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Senator.
(d) Lobbyist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose ashes does Garfield keep in a box inside his garden?

3. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that during her time in the Dominican Republic as a teen, she had had no shortage of what?

4. What does the second sister to call the narrator of the Prologue reveal during their phone call?

5. 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)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does the narrator of the Prologue's gloomy sister give to the narrator?

2. What action does Mami threaten to take against Yo within the Prologue?

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

4. Describe the relationship between Yo and Garfield.

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

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

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

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

9. What example does the narrator of the Prologue give for the type of details Yo had revealed on the radio show?

10. For what reason does the Prologue's narrator say that she no longer enjoys reading novels?

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