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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "The Sisters"-Part I: "The Cousin".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that everyone had told her that "the hardest thing coming to this country" (21) would be what?
(a) The racism.
(b) The winter.
(c) The language.
(d) The cost.

2. How long does it take for the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" to hear back from the person to whom she writes?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Hours.
(d) Months.

3. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?
(a) Tio.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Roe.

4. What object does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" name as the impetus for her severe insomnia?
(a) A towel.
(b) A mink coat.
(c) A bikini.
(d) A gun.

5. In what grade is the son of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Third.
(d) Seventh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective do the parents of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" use to describe the contents of Yo's diary?

2. At what type of carnival does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" join a team of people competing in a sculpture contest?

3. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?

4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states, "Nights, I was up to" how many "sleeping pills to numb myself into a few hours of the skimpiest sleep" (25)?

5. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?

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