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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. At what age had the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" been sent "to the States to school" (37) by her parents?
2. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?
3. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?
4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
5. Which author had been the topic of the seminar in which Garfield had met Yo?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of control arise within the Prologue?
2. When the Prologue opens, the narrator is on her way to complete what errand?
3. Provide three points along the timeline of Sarita's childhood and adolescence.
4. Describe the nature of the culture shock Sarita experiences upon arriving in New York.
5. In what way does the text depict a series of different religious and spiritual beliefs?
6. Why is the narrator of the Prologue upset when she hears her sister Yo on the radio?
7. How does the theme of pride emerge within the first meeting between Yo and Sarita in decades?
8. What secret does the narrator of the Prologue's gloomy sister give to the narrator?
9. What is the symbolism of the powder Sarita's mother uses in an effort to get to New York City?
10. For what reason does the Prologue's narrator say that she no longer enjoys reading novels?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of family bonds within Julia Alvarez's novel Yo!. What is Alvarez's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the reasons why Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! uses many different narrators to relay the events of the narrative. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Alvarez's intended effect on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Julia Alvarez's novel Yo!.
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