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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: In the Beginning Was the Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boys who used to call Xiomara names now ask her for pictures of herself wearing what item?
(a) A negligee.
(b) A bikini.
(c) A thong.
(d) A swimsuit.

2. For what former vice is Papi well-known in the family's neighborhood?
(a) Having a gambling problem.
(b) Promiscuity.
(c) Having a problem with alcohol.
(d) Smoking cigars.

3. The poem from September 20th is entitled "The Thing About" (87) what?
(a) Boys.
(b) Family.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Hopes.

4. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?
(a) No way.
(b) Look, girl.
(c) See here.
(d) Please, girl.

5. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?
(a) She would scream.
(b) She would dream.
(c) She would fall asleep.
(d) She would just keep riding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?

2. Xiomara writes that certain boys in middle school had called her what name?

3. Mami says that the nuns and priests at her Catholic school had known "how to elicit true" (17) what?

4. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?

5. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?

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