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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness, Pages 275-357.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what activity is Xiomara engaging when she is caught by Mami on the train?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Hugging.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Sitting on Aman's lap.

2. In the poem "In Translation" (234), Xiomara describes Mami's lips as what objects?
(a) Pillows.
(b) Staples.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Fish.

3. Xiomara begins to regret which of her past actions in relation to Xavier's homosexuality?
(a) Her jokes.
(b) Her blindness.
(c) Her silence.
(d) Her naivete.

4. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?
(a) See here.
(b) No way.
(c) Look, girl.
(d) Please, girl.

5. Xiomara states that she is "thick" (5) and that the same is true of what other item?
(a) Her French toast.
(b) Her suit of armor.
(c) Her skin.
(d) Her bucket list.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is distinctive about the poem entitled "A Poem Mami Will Never Read" (233)?

2. Aman's absence falls on what day of the week?

3. Xiomara states that Xavier is always looking at what two objects so often that he barely knows she is there "at all" (100)?

4. One day when Xiomara opens her locker, something flutters to the ground. What is it?

5. What adjective does Xiomara use to describe the Kendrick Lamar album when Aman asks for her impressions?

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