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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jose recalls that when he was young, the other boys in the village had called him what name?
(a) Campesino.
(b) Negro.
(c) Negra.
(d) Pajaro.

2. In what year of college does Lou have Yo as a professor?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

3. When Lou buys and reads Yo's book, he finds that she has plagiarized a story from whom?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Lou.
(c) Garfield.
(d) Penny.

4. What is the name of Lou's wife?
(a) Laverne.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Jane.
(d) Penny.

5. How many children do Lou and his wife have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

6. What item of clothing do Yo and Tammy force Tom and Jerry to wear before they are allowed to listen to poetry?
(a) Nightgowns.
(b) Scarves.
(c) Slips.
(d) Hair rollers.

7. What is the meaning of the Spanish word "maldita" (245)?
(a) Flawed.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Blessed.
(d) Fertile.

8. The chapter entitled "The Suitor" is narrated by which character?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Doug.
(c) Dexter.
(d) Lucinda.

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

10. What is the title of the chapter that focuses on Marie and Clair?
(a) "The Landlady."
(b) "The Caretaker."
(c) "The Cousin."
(d) "The Mother."

11. Yo teaches which character the basics of reading?
(a) Jose.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sarita.
(d) Juan.

12. What does Yo ask Dexter to pretend to be while he is around her family?
(a) A journalist.
(b) Her psychologist.
(c) Her priest.
(d) Her bodyguard.

13. In what location does Lou find and buy a book written by Yo?
(a) On a park bench.
(b) At the public library.
(c) In the college bookstore.
(d) At Barnes and Noble.

14. The chapter entitled "The Landlady" ends with Marie and Yo sitting in what location as they wait for Clair to return home?
(a) In the street.
(b) By the living room window.
(c) In the attic.
(d) On the front lawn.

15. What number husband is Doug for Yo?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Jose conflate with the word vasectomy, leading to a misunderstanding of Yo's husband's situation?

2. Who ends up hiring Jose as a night watchman?

3. What is the name of Jose's wife?

4. According to Lou, what had Yo always said would "break your heart" (183)?

5. Dexter meets which of Yo's family members during his surprise visit to the Dominican Republic?

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