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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" says that she has never gotten along with which of her daughters?
(a) Carla.
(b) Marie.
(c) Yo.
(d) Sandi.

2. By the end of the meeting with the dean, Yo's family member takes what action?
(a) Collapses.
(b) Punches the wall.
(c) Sobs.
(d) Faints.

3. How old is Sarita when she moves to New York City?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

4. What does Fifi say Mami is going to do after Yo has published her book?
(a) Remove Yo from her will.
(b) Sue Yo.
(c) Disown Yo.
(d) Call the police on Yo.

5. The narrator of the Prologue "swears on" (7) what when she promises not to reveal her sister's secret to a certain person?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her life.
(c) Her grave.
(d) Their shared mother's grave.

6. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" describes herself and her siblings as being what type of cousins in relation to "the Garcia girls" (36)?
(a) City.
(b) Island.
(c) Native.
(d) Naive.

7. Sarita states that the Garcia girls treat her like a mix between a little sister and what type of "project" (57)?
(a) Goodwill.
(b) Science.
(c) Pity.
(d) Charity.

8. Garfield intends to take what action at the end of the current school year?
(a) He intends to visit the Garcia family.
(b) He intends to get a divorce.
(c) He intends to get married.
(d) He intends to retire.

9. Whose ashes does Garfield keep in a box inside his garden?
(a) His ex-wife's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Matthews's.
(d) His father's.

10. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her godmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

11. When Yo sends Garfield works of literature, who is always the author?
(a) Yo.
(b) Donne.
(c) Milton.
(d) Hemingway.

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

13. In what New York City borough does the Garcia family live?
(a) Queens.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) The Bronx.

14. In what grade is the daughter of the Prologue's narrator?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Sixth.

15. For how many years has Professor Garfield known Yo?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "The Mother" carries with it what subtitle two spaces below the chapter title?

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?

3. To whom does the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" write, begging him to "come rescue" (51) her?

4. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?

5. In what grade is the son of the Prologue's narrator?

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