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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. 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) An auspicious name.
(d) The name of a saint.

2. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Harlem.

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) The Dominican Republic.
(b) To a convent.
(c) Barbados.
(d) The Congo.

4. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?
(a) Dominoes.
(b) Chess.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Bridge.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The boys who used to call Xiomara names now ask her for pictures of herself wearing what item?

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

4. What religion do Xiomara's parents practice?

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

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