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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. What injury is inflicted upon Marie within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?

2. One of Yo's aunts notices that which person resembles her late husband?

3. The chapter entitled "The Suitor" is narrated by which character?

4. What is Tammy's last name?

5. What is the last name of Marie and Clair?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice arise within the first conversation between Marie and Yo?

2. With what elements of Yo's personality is Jose uncomfortable?

3. What element does Alvarez depict as the main reason for the split between Yo and Dexter?

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

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

6. What does the poem by Sappho symbolize?

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

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

9. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?

10. In what way is the theme of rebirth demonstrated within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Julia Alvarez portray the profession of writer within the novel Yo!?

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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