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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 ends up hiring Jose as a night watchman?
(a) Jorge.
(b) Yo.
(c) Don Mundin.
(d) Lucinda.
2. What is the source of the liquid that ruins many of Yo's writings within Marie and Clair's home?
(a) A leak in the roof.
(b) An overturned glass of water.
(c) An overturned cup of coffee.
(d) A hailstorm.
3. Which member of Yo's family is running for president of the Dominican Republic?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her father.
4. Yo teaches which character the basics of reading?
(a) Marie.
(b) Jose.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Juan.
5. What is the title of the chapter that focuses on Marie and Clair?
(a) "The Mother."
(b) "The Landlady."
(c) "The Caretaker."
(d) "The Cousin."
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Jose's wife?
2. What is the name of Yo's hippie boyfriend?
3. For what type of job does Yo move to the state where she meets Marie and Clair?
4. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "maldita" (245)?
5. What injury is inflicted upon Marie within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name three different reasons Jose wants to give his next child to Yo.
2. What is the function of Dexter's character within the novel?
3. Name at least three narrators of the chapter entitled "The Wedding Guests."
4. What reason does Tammy pinpoint when wondering what makes her go along with "Yo's schemes" (147)?
5. What observation does Doug's pastor make about Yo at her wedding and why is it significant?
6. How does irony arise within Tammy's comments about Yo's lack of romantic interest in men?
7. How does Alvarez portray the theme of superstition and religious belief within the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman"?
8. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?
9. For how many weeks has Clair been away at the time Yo comes to live as a tenant in Marie and Clair's home?
10. In what way is the theme of rebirth demonstrated within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?
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