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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. About which Biblical figure does Xiomara pointedly ask Father Sean during a confirmation class?
(a) Eve.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) Jezebel.
(d) Delilah.

2. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

5. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?
(a) Her style.
(b) Her knuckles.
(c) Her poetry.
(d) Her glare.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose do Xiomara and Aman initially exchange information?

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

3. According to Xiomara, her name is pronounced in what manner?

4. The poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (112) describes the time as passing by like what?

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

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