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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?

2. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?

3. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?

4. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who includes a special note for Sarita on the back of a photograph she sends to the Dominican Republic?

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

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

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

5. Describe the nature of the culture shock Sarita experiences upon arriving in New York.

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

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

8. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?

9. In what way does the theme of marginalization arise within the Prologue?

10. In what way does the narrator of the Prologue deceive one of her sisters within the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Alvarez’s purpose of creating vivid characters.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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