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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Two of the sisters of the Prologue's narrator have what job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Biologist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Psychologist.
2. Yo is said to be the same age as which member of Garfield's family?
(a) His youngest son.
(b) His middle son.
(c) His eldest daughter.
(d) His youngest daughter.
3. How is Carlos related to the narrator of the Prologue?
(a) He is her husband.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her brother.
4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" has what subtitle centered two lines below the chapter title?
(a) Revelation.
(b) Romance.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Epistle.
5. What last name is clearly not the surname of the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin"?
(a) Garcia.
(b) de la Torre.
(c) Lopez.
(d) Marquez.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which author had been the topic of the seminar in which Garfield had met Yo?
2. Sarita's biological father is related to the Garcia girls in what manner?
3. With what family member does Sarita live in the Dominican Republic while her mother is working for the Garcias?
4. The narrator of the chapter entitled "The Cousin" states that she had been brought up in what faith?
5. 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)?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what two reasons does Yo go to Miami?
2. What event occurs in the Garcia household that causes Mami to start taking Valium and sleeping pills?
3. How does the theme of control arise within the Prologue?
4. Discuss an example of magical realism Alvarez includes within the narrative.
5. Who includes a special note for Sarita on the back of a photograph she sends to the Dominican Republic?
6. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within the end of the chapter entitled "The Maid's Daughter"?
7. What is the symbolism of the powder Sarita's mother uses in an effort to get to New York City?
8. In what way does the narrator of the Prologue deceive one of her sisters within the narrative?
9. What secret does the narrator of the Prologue's gloomy sister give to the narrator?
10. When the Prologue opens, the narrator is on her way to complete what errand?
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