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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 city is the chapter entitled "The Best Friend" set?
2. In what location does Lou find and buy a book written by Yo?
3. Who tells Jose that Yo cannot have children with her current husband?
4. At what age had Jose first touched a breast in a sexual manner at the request of Dona Teolinda?
5. What do Yo and Marie do with Clair's belongings?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does irony arise within Tammy's comments about Yo's lack of romantic interest in men?
2. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.
3. For what reason does Yo come to join Tammy in bed within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
4. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?
5. From what culture does Tammy hail?
6. What reason does Tammy pinpoint when wondering what makes her go along with "Yo's schemes" (147)?
7. What observation does Doug's pastor make about Yo at her wedding and why is it significant?
8. What observation of Yo's causes Tammy to burst into tears within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
9. For how many weeks has Clair been away at the time Yo comes to live as a tenant in Marie and Clair's home?
10. In what way does the theme of racial prejudice arise within the first conversation between Marie and Yo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and honesty function within the novel, and what is Alvarez's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does Julia Alvarez portray the profession of writer within the novel Yo!?
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