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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. What sport wins Lou a scholarship to a small liberal arts college?
(a) Football.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Crew.
2. In what location does the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman" take place?
(a) New York City.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Miami.
(d) The Dominican Republic.
3. To whom does Penny introduce Lou at a party within the chapter entitled "The Student"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The English department chair.
(d) Her favorite professor.
4. How many different wedding guests help to narrate the chapter of the same name?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.
5. At what location does Yo meet the narrator of the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
(a) In a support group for survivors of sexual abuse.
(b) In a support group for artists with creative blocks.
(c) In a book discussion group.
(d) In a support group for adult children dealing with grief.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word does Lou use to describe the end of a good book written by a skillful author?
2. According to Lou, what had Yo always said would "break your heart" (183)?
3. When Marie notices that Clair is disappearing, what action does she believe that Clair is taking?
4. What item of clothing do Yo and Tammy force Tom and Jerry to wear before they are allowed to listen to poetry?
5. The chapter entitled "The Landlady" ends with Marie and Yo sitting in what location as they wait for Clair to return home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What element does Alvarez depict as the main reason for the split between Yo and Dexter?
2. How does Alvarez depict the effects of the cycle of abuse within the novel?
3. Discuss Dexter's metaphor of the caged "bright bird" (204).
4. Name at least three narrators of the chapter entitled "The Wedding Guests."
5. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.
6. What reason does Tammy pinpoint when wondering what makes her go along with "Yo's schemes" (147)?
7. What does the poem by Sappho symbolize?
8. In what way is the theme of rebirth demonstrated within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?
9. With what elements of Yo's personality is Jose uncomfortable?
10. What is the function of Dexter's character within the novel?
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