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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 the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman" take place?

2. Whom does Dexter meet by the swimming pool at Yo's family's compound?

3. What number husband is Doug for Yo?

4. What tactic does Yo use in order to attempt to get out of her lease?

5. How many different wedding guests help to narrate the chapter of the same name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alvarez portray the theme of superstition and religious belief within the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman"?

2. Discuss Dexter's metaphor of the caged "bright bird" (204).

3. From what culture does Tammy hail?

4. Name three different reasons Jose wants to give his next child to Yo.

5. For how many weeks has Clair been away at the time Yo comes to live as a tenant in Marie and Clair's home?

6. What reason does Tammy pinpoint when wondering what makes her go along with "Yo's schemes" (147)?

7. Name at least three narrators of the chapter entitled "The Wedding Guests."

8. Describe Yo's status in the Dominican Republic as an adult.

9. What observation does Doug's pastor make about Yo at her wedding and why is it significant?

10. How does irony arise within Tammy's comments about Yo's lack of romantic interest in men?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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