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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 the chapter entitled "The Mother" carries with it what subtitle two spaces below the chapter title?
2. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?
3. By the end of the meeting with the dean, Yo's family member takes what action?
4. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?
5. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason does the Prologue's narrator say that she no longer enjoys reading novels?
2. What action does Mami threaten to take against Yo within the Prologue?
3. In what way does the text depict a series of different religious and spiritual beliefs?
4. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?
5. For what two reasons does Yo go to Miami?
6. What impetus does the narrator of the Prologue point to as the reason for the change in her husband's personality?
7. In what way does the theme of marginalization arise within the Prologue?
8. Discuss an example of magical realism Alvarez includes within the narrative.
9. Describe the nature of the culture shock Sarita experiences upon arriving in New York.
10. What is the significance of the phrase "You are the one who knows" (125) throughout the text?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of class difference treated within Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In what ways does Julia Alvarez portray the profession of writer within the novel Yo!?
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