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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. Who kicks over the box of ashes upon coming to visit Garfield?
2. For how long does Sarita's mother work for the Garcias before sending for Sarita?
3. For what reason does Yo reject the reward she receives in part as a result of Garfield's letter?
4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" describes herself and her siblings as being what type of cousins in relation to "the Garcia girls" (36)?
5. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of control arise within the Prologue?
2. What action does Mami threaten to take against Yo within the Prologue?
3. What impetus does the narrator of the Prologue point to as the reason for the change in her husband's personality?
4. In what way does the theme of marginalization arise within the Prologue?
5. What is the significance of the phrase "You are the one who knows" (125) throughout the text?
6. Why is the narrator of the Prologue upset when she hears her sister Yo on the radio?
7. What is the symbolism of the powder Sarita's mother uses in an effort to get to New York City?
8. Who includes a special note for Sarita on the back of a photograph she sends to the Dominican Republic?
9. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?
10. What secret does the narrator of the Prologue's gloomy sister give to the narrator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Alvarez's use of contrasting settings within her novel Yo!.
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
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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