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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "The Third Husband"-"The Father".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Lou use to describe the end of a good book written by a skillful author?
(a) Dunk.
(b) Epic.
(c) Touchdown.
(d) Goal.

2. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" recalls that in her teens, she had often spent the night under her bed for what reason?
(a) On account of stray bullets shattering the windows.
(b) On account of her fear of another earthquake.
(c) On account of her fear that El Cuco would get her.
(d) On account of her fear that her uncle would come into her room.

3. 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)?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. In what state does Yo meet Marie and Clair?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Maine.
(c) New York.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. What is Yo's fourth name?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Garcia.
(c) Dominguez.
(d) de la Torres.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dexter's and Yo's conflicting attitudes about what element of life causes their break-up?

2. What type of doctor does Sarita become before setting up her own practice in Florida?

3. Yo teaches which character the basics of reading?

4. To what poet does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Stalker" allude when trying to get information about Yo?

5. From which window of their home does Doug remove Yo's spirit water inadvertently?

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