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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what location does the chapter entitled "The Night Watchman" take place?
2. Who tells Jose that Yo cannot have children with her current husband?
3. The chapter entitled "The Suitor" is narrated by which character?
4. What adjective does Lou use to describe Yo's teaching during their conference?
5. How many children does Jose have with his wife before the daughter in the story is born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Tammy pinpoint when wondering what makes her go along with "Yo's schemes" (147)?
2. Discuss a time in the text when Tammy displays the effects of past physical abuse.
3. Discuss the ways in which the characters of Yo and Dexter differ.
4. In what way does Alvarez set up the United States and the Dominican Republic as foil settings?
5. What element does Alvarez depict as the main reason for the split between Yo and Dexter?
6. What is the function of Dexter's character within the novel?
7. For how many weeks has Clair been away at the time Yo comes to live as a tenant in Marie and Clair's home?
8. In what type of group do Yo and Tammy meet?
9. What observation of Yo's causes Tammy to burst into tears within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
10. For what reason does Yo come to join Tammy in bed within the chapter entitled "The Best Friend"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Julia Alvarez's novel Yo! and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Alvarez’s purpose of creating vivid characters.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Julia Alvarez's novel Yo!.
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