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

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

3. On what day of the week does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

4. For what reason had the whole neighborhood feared a certain outcome upon the announcement of Mami's pregnancy?
(a) The timing of the estimated due date.
(b) Mami's and Papi's advanced ages.
(c) Mami's hereditary propensity for having triplets.
(d) Papi's advanced age.

5. What English verb is associated with the Spanish word "oiste" (6)?
(a) Hear.
(b) Walk.
(c) Speak.
(d) Beg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?

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

3. Mami says that when she had named Xiomara, she had presumed that the name had been what?

4. In what manner did Xavier arrive into the world?

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

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