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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness, Pages 221-274.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element does Xiomara NOT name as something she would miss desperately if she were to leave?
(a) Caridad.
(b) Aman.
(c) Xavier.
(d) English class.

2. The poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (112) describes the time as passing by like what?
(a) A runaway truck.
(b) An express train.
(c) An oasis in the desert.
(d) Snowflakes past the window.

3. What critical perspective does Xiomara use in confirmation class to openly critique the Bible's version of certain historical events?
(a) Feminist.
(b) Marxist.
(c) Race theory.
(d) Deconstructionist.

4. What class are Xiomara and Aman attending when the fire alarm goes off?
(a) Biology.
(b) English.
(c) Social Studies.
(d) Math.

5. The poem "Can't Tell Me Nothing" ends with the line, "At least there's" (254) what?
(a) College.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Xiomara states that boys have wanted to kiss her ever since she turned what age?

2. On Xiomara's first visit to poetry club, how many students are at the meeting, including Xiomara?

3. Xiomara is expecting to earn what grade on Assignment 4 about freedom?

4. Xiomara describes her Halloween costume as a "half-assed" (163) what?

5. The poem entitled "Music" (141) ends with an invocation of which human sense?

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