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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 kind of work does Xiomara's mother do in New York City?
(a) Hospitality work.
(b) Janitorial work.
(c) Administrative work.
(d) Food service work.

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

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

4. For what former vice is Papi well-known in the family's neighborhood?
(a) Promiscuity.
(b) Having a gambling problem.
(c) Smoking cigars.
(d) Having a problem with alcohol.

5. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?
(a) No way.
(b) See here.
(c) Please, girl.
(d) Look, girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caridad, in relation to Xiomara?

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

3. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?

4. At what "scarred" (17) part or parts of Mami's body does Xiomara look during their conversation about the Dominican Republic?

5. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?

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