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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. What is NOT a quality of the young man who emerges from school alongside Xavier?
(a) He is tall.
(b) He has red hair.
(c) He has long white fingers.
(d) He has blonde hair.

2. Xiomara writes that certain boys in middle school had called her what name?
(a) Chica.
(b) Cow.
(c) Frizzy.
(d) Whale.

3. What element does Xiomara NOT name as something she would miss desperately if she were to leave?
(a) Aman.
(b) English class.
(c) Caridad.
(d) Xavier.

4. What type of work does Ms. Galiano mean when she asks Xiomara to "read her something new" (287)?
(a) A poem.
(b) Song lyrics.
(c) A short story.
(d) A chapter of Xiomara's novel.

5. What is the date of the citywide poetry slam?
(a) June 1st.
(b) February 8th.
(c) February 19th.
(d) June 6th.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Xavier unable to stop crying?

2. Which person is named among Xiomara's list of people to whom she and Xavier talk?

3. Whose "old romantic rap videos" (212) does Aman send to Xiomara when she feels down?

4. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?

5. What does Mami give to Xiomara for Christmas?

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