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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the second sister to call the narrator of the Prologue reveal during their phone call?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is moving back to the Dominican Republic.
(d) She has been awarded a grant.

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

4. In what location does Sarita hide the stolen report?
(a) In the attic.
(b) Above a ceiling tile.
(c) In her backpack.
(d) Under her mattress.

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

6. For what reason does Yo come to see Sarita at her place of business in Florida?
(a) To ask for a loan.
(b) To offer Sarita a job.
(c) To interview Sarita for a book she wants to write.
(d) To express her condolences for the death of Sarita's mother.

7. Later in Sarita's life, she finds out that she is the illegitimate daughter of a man with what last name?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Munoz.
(c) Garcia.
(d) de la Torre.

8. For what reason does Sarita not know the identity of her biological father?
(a) No one knows her father's identity.
(b) He had died prior to her birth.
(c) She refuses to allow her mother to disclose his name.
(d) Her mother refuses to disclose his name.

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

10. From what location does Matthews call Garfield to tell him bad news?
(a) The college dean's office.
(b) The library.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The immigration office.

11. Sarita recalls that the Garcias had treated her like a cross between a "goodwill project" (57) and a what?
(a) A little sister.
(b) A pariah.
(c) A baby cousin.
(d) A niece.

12. 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 the country.
(b) In the slums.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In a village.

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

14. When the narrator of the Prologue's sister reveals a secret to the narrator, what instruction does she give as well?
(a) She says not to tell Sarita.
(b) She says not to tell Marie.
(c) She says not to tell Yo.
(d) She says not to tell Sandi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Yo is said to be the same age as which member of Garfield's family?

2. Who kicks over the box of ashes upon coming to visit Garfield?

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

4. What object is part of the process discussed in the chapter called "The Mother," which the narrator says she had called "putting on the bear" (24)?

5. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?

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