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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: And the World Was Made Flesh, Pages 93-136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of information do Xiomara and Aman first exchange?
(a) Locker combinations.
(b) Phone numbers.
(c) Addresses.
(d) Homeroom numbers.

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

3. Mami says that when she had named Xiomara, she had presumed that the name had been what?
(a) An auspicious name.
(b) A Dominican name.
(c) A boy's name.
(d) The name of a saint.

4. On what day of the week do poetry club meetings occur?
(a) Wednesdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Xiomara use to describe her father in the poem entitled "I Decided a Long Time Ago" (97)?

2. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?

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

4. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?

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

(see the answer key)

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