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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. About what sport is the story that Lou hands in to Yo?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Track.
(d) Basketball.
2. What is Tammy's last name?
(a) Richards.
(b) Lopez.
(c) Rosen.
(d) Garcia.
3. In what month does Yo stop teaching a particular character to read when she goes back to the United States?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) December.
4. The flooding mentioned in the land notice Jose receives is mentioned in relation to what object or event?
(a) A dam.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A tsunami.
(d) A monsoon.
5. Who is the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
(a) Sarita.
(b) Tammy.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Brett.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Marie notices that Clair is disappearing, what action does she believe that Clair is taking?
2. What word does Jose conflate with the word vasectomy, leading to a misunderstanding of Yo's husband's situation?
3. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "maldita" (245)?
4. What is the name of Yo's hippie boyfriend?
5. How many names does Jose know how to write?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?
2. From what culture does Tammy hail?
3. How does Alvarez portray the theme of superstition and religious belief within the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman"?
4. For what reason does Yo come to join Tammy in bed within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
5. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.
6. With what elements of Yo's personality is Jose uncomfortable?
7. In what way is the theme of rebirth demonstrated within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?
8. What does the poem by Sappho symbolize?
9. Name at least three narrators of the chapter entitled "The Wedding Guests."
10. What observation of Yo's causes Tammy to burst into tears within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
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