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Elizabeth Acevedo
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Poet X Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Elizabeth Acevedo
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) August.

2. In what grade had Xiomara first become eligible to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Ninth.

3. Who runs the poetry club at Xiomara's school?
(a) Ms. Galiano.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Xiomara.
(d) Caridad.

4. Whom does Xiomara name as the only male she will "ever love" (97)?
(a) Aman.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Xavier.
(d) Papi.

5. Xiomara most wants to be remembered as "always working to become the" what "she wanted to be" (126)?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Sister.
(d) Friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Sean tells Xiomara that maybe she "should have a conversation with" (123) whom?

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

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

4. What is Father Sean's response to Xiomara's in-class query about a particular Biblical figure?

5. What religion do Xiomara's parents practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what format is the novel The Poet X composed?

2. What future goals does Xiomara have her herself and how do you know?

3. What is Xavier's reaction when Xiomara asks him why he has been smiling so much lately?

4. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Mami returns home to find Xavier crying and blames Xiomara.

5. In what way is writing depicted as a therapeutic activity within Part I of the novel?

6. Name three reasons that Xiomara decides, after the initial excitement has faded, not to respond to the flyer she sees at school.

7. What question is posed in the sticky note Ms. Galiano attaches to Xiomara's Assignment 1?

8. What happens every Friday at Xiomara's school that allows her a bit of freedom with Aman?

9. By what name does Xiomara always call Xavier and why?

10. What comment of Father Sean's causes Xiomara to launch into a tirade about the Bible during confirmation class?

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