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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over the years, Yo has sent Garfield what two types of literature?
(a) Sestinas and sonnets.
(b) Flash fiction and verse.
(c) Poems and short stories.
(d) Short stories and riddles.

2. When the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that the Garcia girls had always fled the Dominican Republic prior to what month, which month does she name?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) December.

3. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her brother.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her husband.

4. For what purpose is the narrator driving downtown at the start of the Prologue?
(a) To pick up groceries.
(b) To take her kids to school.
(c) To pick up her husband from work.
(d) To return library books.

5. In what type of setting does Sarita live with a family member in the Dominican Republic while her mother works for the Garcias?
(a) In a village.
(b) In the slums.
(c) In the country.
(d) On the beach.

6. 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 life.
(b) Her grave.
(c) Their shared mother's grave.
(d) Her children.

7. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
(a) Revelation.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Epistle.
(d) Romance.

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

9. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Biologist.
(d) Writer.

10. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that she had been brought up in what faith?
(a) Santeria.
(b) Presbyterianism.
(c) Lutheranism.
(d) Catholicism.

11. 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) Roe.
(d) Carlos.

12. What season had the Garcia girls always spent in the Dominican Republic, according to the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

13. In which Florida city does Sarita eventually set up her own medical practice?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Orlando.
(c) St. George.
(d) Miami.

14. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that Roe now has what type of job in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Lobbyist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Senator.

15. The poem that wins the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" top prize in the literary contest has what title?
(a) Interstellar Love Song.
(b) Indeed.
(c) Concrete and Roses.
(d) Immigrant's Love Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that during her time in the Dominican Republic as a teen, she had had no shortage of what?

2. Which author had been the topic of the seminar in which Garfield had met Yo?

3. What is the first name of Professor Garfield, Yo's mentor?

4. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?

5. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Mother" states that from the time Yo was very young, the whole family had been "at the mercy of" (28) Yo's what?

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