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

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

3. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?
(a) You sure ain't an easy one.
(b) You sure ain't a shy one.
(c) You sure ain't a good one.
(d) You sure ain't a stupid one.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Xiomara's mother do in New York City?

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

3. When Mami had become pregnant, the whole neighborhood had feared what?

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

5. For what former vice is Papi well-known in the family's neighborhood?

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