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

2. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?
(a) Her glare.
(b) Her style.
(c) Her poetry.
(d) Her knuckles.

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

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

5. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a sound Xiomara mentions in her list of sounds competing with each other in her neighborhood?

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

4. Xiomara says that she is the only member of her family without what item?

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

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