- 1. In which country was Julia Alvarez born?
A) Dominican Republic
B) Puerto Rico
C) Mexico
D) Cuba
- 2. What is the title of Julia Alvarez's debut novel?
A) In the Time of the Butterflies
B) How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
C) Before We Were Free
D) In the Name of Salomé
- 3. What year was Julia Alvarez's novel 'How the García Girls Lost Their Accents' published?
A) 1991
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 1987
- 4. Julia Alvarez is also known for her poetry. What is the title of her first poetry collection?
A) Once Upon a Quinceañera
B) Homecoming
C) The Other Side/El Otro Lado
D) The Woman I Kept to Myself
- 5. Julia Alvarez's novel 'In the Time of the Butterflies' is based on the true story of which group of sisters?
A) Mirabal Sisters
B) García Sisters
C) Ramirez Sisters
D) Lopez Sisters
- 6. In Julia Alvarez's novel 'In the Name of Salomé', which historical figure does the title refer to?
A) Salomé Fernandez
B) Salomé Ureña
C) Salomé Valdez
D) Salomé Ramirez
- 7. Julia Alvarez received recognition for her contribution to American literature with which prestigious award in 2013?
A) Nobel Prize in Literature
B) Man Booker Prize
C) National Medal of Arts
D) Pulitzer Prize
- 8. Which university did Julia Alvarez teach creative writing and Latino literature at for over 20 years?
A) Harvard University
B) Middlebury College
C) NYU
D) Yale University
- 9. What is the title of the historical novel written by Julia Alvarez and published in 2018?
A) Afterlife
B) How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
C) Before We Were Free
D) In the Time of the Butterflies
- 10. Which of Julia Alvarez's novels is a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters during Trujillo's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic?
A) How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
B) In the Name of Salomé
C) In the Time of the Butterflies
D) Yo
- 11. What genre does Julia Alvarez primarily write?
A) Science Fiction
B) Fiction
C) Poetry
D) Biography
- 12. Julia Alvarez is known for writing in both English and which other language?
A) French
B) Mandarin
C) Arabic
D) Spanish
- 13. Julia Alvarez's parents were involved in which field of work?
A) Medicine
B) Teaching
C) Engineering
D) Law
- 14. In which year did Julia Alvarez publish the novel 'In the Time of the Butterflies'?
A) 1979
B) 2003
C) 1994
D) 1988
- 15. Julia Alvarez currently resides in which state?
A) Oregon
B) Georgia
C) Vermont
D) Maryland
- 16. What is the title of Julia Alvarez's collection of essays on life as an immigrant and writer?
A) Something to Declare
B) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
C) The Great Gatsby
D) The Sun Also Rises
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