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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. 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 fall asleep.
(b) She would dream.
(c) She would scream.
(d) She would just keep riding.

2. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?
(a) You sure ain't an easy one.
(b) You sure ain't a stupid one.
(c) You sure ain't a good one.
(d) You sure ain't a shy one.

3. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?
(a) Her incorrect use of grammar.
(b) Her cursing.
(c) Her blasphemous statements.
(d) Her lying.

4. On what day of the week does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

5. Xiomara says that she is the only member of her family without what item?
(a) A Dominican name.
(b) A Biblical name.
(c) A passport.
(d) A Spanish name.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner did Xiomara arrive into the world?

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

3. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?

4. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?

5. For what reason had the whole neighborhood feared a certain outcome upon the announcement of Mami's pregnancy?

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