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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: And the World Was Made Flesh, Pages 93-136.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT a sound Xiomara mentions in her list of sounds competing with each other in her neighborhood?
(a) Basketballs bouncing.
(b) Taxis honking.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Children laughing.

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

5. What is NOT an event that causes Xiomara's family to tell her, "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9)?
(a) Starting to date.
(b) Coming home with scraped knuckles.
(c) Doing well on an exam.
(d) Getting an award.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About which Biblical figure does Xiomara pointedly ask Father Sean during a confirmation class?

3. In what month does Xiomara write the poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (117)?

4. Aman and Xiomara listen to a full album together in the smoke park, who is the music artist?

5. Xiomara complains that Xavier thinks that "people are inherently" (97) what?

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