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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 quality of Jose's had the village boys been referring to with their nickname for him?
(a) His dark eyebrows.
(b) His high voice.
(c) His shy manner.
(d) His menacing looks.

2. What is the last name of Marie and Clair?
(a) Beaudry.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Lopez.
(d) Rosen.

3. How does Yo meet her future husband Doug?
(a) Doug is building houses in the Dominican Republic
(b) Yo is teaching in the Dominican Republic
(c) Doug rents Don Mundin's home.
(d) They join the same support group.

4. Dexter pretends to be a journalist at whose behest?
(a) Sandi's.
(b) Don Mundin's.
(c) Laura's.
(d) Yo's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many different wedding guests help to narrate the chapter of the same name?

3. What method of transportation does Dexter use to come surprise Yo?

4. What item of clothing do Yo and Tammy force Tom and Jerry to wear before they are allowed to listen to poetry?

5. What is the source of the liquid that ruins many of Yo's writings within Marie and Clair's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what culture does Tammy hail?

2. In what type of group do Yo and Tammy meet?

3. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice arise within the first conversation between Marie and Yo?

4. How does irony arise within Tammy's comments about Yo's lack of romantic interest in men?

5. For what reason does Yo come to join Tammy in bed within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?

6. What observation does Doug's pastor make about Yo at her wedding and why is it significant?

7. What is the function of Dexter's character within the novel?

8. How does Alvarez depict the effects of the cycle of abuse within the novel?

9. How does Alvarez portray the theme of superstition and religious belief within the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman"?

10. To what phrase does Yo have a strong reaction during her conversation with Jose?

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