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

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

3. Who is Caridad, in relation to Xiomara?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her niece.
(d) Her best friend.

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

5. Mami says that the nuns and priests at her Catholic school had known "how to elicit true" (17) what?
(a) Strength.
(b) Piety.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Submission.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The poem from September 20th is entitled "The Thing About" (87) what?

3. What is NOT an event that causes Xiomara's family to tell her, "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9)?

4. What language is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3) in addition to English?

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

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