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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. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Staten Island.

2. Xiomara writes that certain boys in middle school had called her what name?
(a) Frizzy.
(b) Chica.
(c) Whale.
(d) Cow.

3. If Xiomara does not take the sacrament of confirmation this year, then Mami says she will immediately have to go to what location?
(a) Barbados.
(b) The Dominican Republic.
(c) To a convent.
(d) The Congo.

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. In what manner did Xavier arrive into the world?
(a) A natural delivery.
(b) A Caesarean section.
(c) A vaginal delivery.
(d) A water delivery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Xiomara, her name is pronounced in what manner?

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

4. What English verb is associated with the Spanish word "oiste" (6)?

5. Mami says that when she had named Xiomara, she had presumed that the name had been what?

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