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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. Who tells Jose that Yo cannot have children with her current husband?
(a) Sergio.
(b) Lucinda.
(c) Sandi.
(d) Yo.
2. One of Yo's aunts notices that which person resembles her late husband?
(a) Fifi.
(b) Yo.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Lucinda.
3. Dexter's and Yo's conflicting attitudes about what element of life causes their break-up?
(a) Money.
(b) Sex.
(c) Careers.
(d) Family.
4. 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.
5. What is the name of Jose's wife?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Stella.
(c) Siobhan.
(d) Xiomara.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Tammy's last name?
2. What sport wins Lou a scholarship to a small liberal arts college?
3. Jose states that working for Yo nets him "more money in a week than he had earned in a" (245) by working his farm?
4. When Lou buys and reads Yo's book, he finds that she has plagiarized a story from whom?
5. How many names does Jose know how to write?
Short Essay Questions
1. With what elements of Yo's personality is Jose uncomfortable?
2. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?
3. What element does Alvarez depict as the main reason for the split between Yo and Dexter?
4. For how many weeks has Clair been away at the time Yo comes to live as a tenant in Marie and Clair's home?
5. How does Alvarez depict the effects of the cycle of abuse within the novel?
6. Describe Yo's status in the Dominican Republic as an adult.
7. Name three different reasons Jose wants to give his next child to Yo.
8. What observation does Doug's pastor make about Yo at her wedding and why is it significant?
9. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.
10. Discuss Dexter's metaphor of the caged "bright bird" (204).
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