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Ethnic Literature Garcia Girls
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1
After arriving in the US, the Garcia family _____
experiences discrimination based on national origin
is criticized for being "too loud"
experiences discrimination based on skin color
experiences discrimination based on language
2
How is Yolanda's life like the cat metaphor?
She struggles to be a positive role model for her children
She struggles to be comfortable in US and Dominican culture
She struggles to follow her parents' Catholic teachings
She struggles to foster healthy relationships as an adult
3
As an adult, Carla has what job?
business owner
teacher
lawyer
psychologist
4
As an adult Yolanda has what job?
Visual Artist
Singer
Dancer
Poet
5
As a child, Sandra was praised for what?
Her intelligence, particularly in math
Her ability to make friends easily
Her artistic abilities, particularly her singing voice
Her looks, particular her fair skin tone
6
The biggest role language plays in Yolanda's life is her __________
multiple nicknames in both English and Spanish
inability to speak Spanish past the age of 12
struggle to learn English as a child
ability to write poetry in two languages: Spanish & English
7
Sofia shocked her parents when she ________
Married someone who was not Catholic
Ran off to Germany with a man
Dropped out of college
Swore that she would never return to the DR
8
Carla is sexually scarred after ______
a boyfriend assaults her
she is dumped by her first Dominican boyfriend
a man exposes himself to her
she is dumped by her first American boyfriend
9
While in the DR, Laura Garcia _______
Actively tries to make her skin brighter
looks down on workers with darker skin
Actively tries to make her skin darker
is very religious
10
What traumatic childhood events did Carla endure? (2 correct answers)
She experienced bullying at school because of her accent.
She had multiple negative relationships with men
She was abused by a nun in Catholic school
She encountered a pervert in a van
11
Yolanda's first negative experience regarding sexuality is when ______
Her cousin tells her to drop her pants for a toy
She is ignored by American boys at boarding school
Her mother tells her that she is too smart to get a man
Her sisters tell her that no man will ever love her
12
Sandra’s breakdown is also preceded by _____
her fear that her boyfriend will leave her for another woman
her fear that she will never acclimate to life on the island
her fear that she’ll lose the ability to read and reason
her fear that she will lose her good looks as she ages
13
In the novel, the kitten symbolizes what?
Carlos Garcia
Laura Garcia
The four Garcia daughters
The Garcia's domestic workers
14
How is Laura's life shown in the cat metaphor?
Laura did not encourage the girls to assimilate into US life
Laura encouraged the girls to forget their Dominican roots
Laura forced the girls to speak Spanish at home
Laura sent the girls to prep school and then back to the DR
15
Sofia upsets her father when she ________
Decides to live on the island permanently
Refuses to attend Christmas Mass
Refuses to speak Spanish as a child
Kisses him seductively in front of a crowd of people
16
Carla causes conflict with her parents when she ________
Tells her mother that she has never loved her
publishes a paper exposing the family's secrets
publishes a paper criticizing her mother's parenting
Tells her father that she has never loved him
17
As an adult, Sandra deals with what major struggles?
anorexia and depression
schizophrenia and physical abuse
bipolar disorder and emotional abuse
multiple personalities and bulimia
18
The Garcia's are forced to flee the DR because _____
a war breaks out, and their father is on the loosing side
the president has taken a hit out on their mother
a hurricane destroys their home
the dictator's secret police is targeting their father
19
Why is the use of the mother cat and the kitten a powerful metaphor for the Garcia family?
The mother cat is similar to pets the girls have as adults
Laura Garcia takes on the role of mother cat in the US
Like the kitten, the girls were taken from their motherland
Cats are very protective of their young
20
As an adult Yolanda feels __________
Comfortably Dominican
neither fully American nor fully Dominican
both American and Dominican
Comfortably American
21
While living in the DR, the Garcia's are _______
upper-class
lower-class
middle-class
22
A traumatic event for Yolanda was when ____
She lost her ability to communicate after her divorce
She lost her husband after he died in a car crash
She lost her best friend after they had an argument
She lost her grandfather after he had a heart attack
23
Sofia uses her sexuality to ________
express her hatred for the strict rules of the DR
rebel against her father and assert her independence
control the men in her life
prove that she is more "American" than her sisters
24
In the Dominican Republic, gender roles are _____
new age and flexible
traditional and strict
25
In the novel, the mother cat symbolizes what?
Laura Garcia
The Dominican Republic
The United States
The Girls' prep school
26
The parents show that they cannot reach out to their daughters during challenging times by
quickly admitting their daughters to mental hospitals
sending them to boarding school
forcing them to spend summer on the island
rushing to the DR to punish them
27
Why did Yolanda's relationship in college with Rudy end?
She was offended by his assumptions, based on stereotypes
She fell in love with a Dominican woman one summer
He cheated on her and continually lied about it
She fell in love with a Dominican man one summer
28
Yolanda causes conflict with her parents when she ________
publishes an essay criticizing her parents decisions
writes a speech that is disrespectful toward her teachers
Writes a play about her mother
Performs spoken word about her father kissing Mrs. Fanning
29
Sofia is sent to the Dominican Republic for an entire summer after _______
Carlos Garcia discovers she has married someone
She becomes pregnant
Laura Garcia finds Sofia's marijuana
She runs away from home
30
As a child, Yolanda is best described as ______
shy
angry
a teacher's pet
a tomboy
