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

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

3. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?
(a) Her incorrect use of grammar.
(b) Her blasphemous statements.
(c) Her lying.
(d) Her cursing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?

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

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

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

5. Xiomara says that what objects of Mami's show the way in which Mami had been "taught faith" (17)?

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