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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. Which of Yo's family members loses an election in the Dominican Republic after Dexter's visit?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. To what quality of Jose's had the village boys been referring to with their nickname for him?
(a) His menacing looks.
(b) His high voice.
(c) His dark eyebrows.
(d) His shy manner.

3. How many names does Jose know how to write?
(a) 10.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What is the last name of Marie and Clair?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Beaudry.
(c) Rosen.
(d) Rodriguez.

5. How does Yo meet her future husband Doug?
(a) They join the same support group.
(b) Doug rents Don Mundin's home.
(c) Yo is teaching in the Dominican Republic
(d) Doug is building houses in the Dominican Republic

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the chapter that focuses on Marie and Clair?

3. What tactic does Yo use in order to attempt to get out of her lease?

4. When Lou buys and reads Yo's book, he finds that she has plagiarized a story from whom?

5. What does Yo ask Dexter to pretend to be while he is around her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the ways in which the characters of Yo and Dexter differ.

2. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.

3. From what culture does Tammy hail?

4. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?

5. How does Alvarez depict the effects of the cycle of abuse within the novel?

6. Describe Yo's status in the Dominican Republic as an adult.

7. In what type of group do Yo and Tammy meet?

8. To what phrase does Yo have a strong reaction during her conversation with Jose?

9. In what way is the theme of rebirth demonstrated within the chapter entitled "The Landlady"?

10. How does Alvarez portray the theme of superstition and religious belief within the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman"?

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