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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. In what area of New York City does Xiomara wish to live down the street from Xavier after she settles down?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Long Island.
(d) The Bronx.

2. At what "scarred" (17) part or parts of Mami's body does Xiomara look during their conversation about the Dominican Republic?
(a) Her back.
(b) Her shoulders.
(c) Her arms.
(d) Her knuckles.

3. Xiomara imagines that someday she will "create a nonprofit organization for" (127) whom?
(a) Teenage Catholic girls.
(b) First-generation teenage girls.
(c) Women affected by domestic violence.
(d) Migrant workers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Part II is entitled "And the Word Made" (93) what?

2. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?

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

4. What does Xiomara begin to do with her communion wafer after she acquiesces to Mami's demands to take communion, yet removes the wafer before getting back to her seat?

5. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?

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