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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. Xiomara describes her Halloween costume as a "half-assed" (163) what?
(a) Superhero.
(b) Nicki Minaj.
(c) Witch.
(d) Zombie.

2. The poem entitled "Music" (141) ends with an invocation of which human sense?
(a) Sight.
(b) Sound.
(c) Smell.
(d) Touch.

3. When Mami had become pregnant, the whole neighborhood had feared what?
(a) That the baby would turn out to be a tumor instead.
(b) That the twins would bear resemblance to their biological father.
(c) That she would have triplets.
(d) That the twins would not bear a resemblance to Papi.

4. What object does Xiomara use as a metaphor to express the loneliness she feels at the thought of being sent to the Dominican Republic?
(a) A globe.
(b) A ship.
(c) A sponge.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What does Mami give to Xiomara for Christmas?
(a) Mami's resized engagement ring.
(b) A jeweled keychain.
(c) A gold locket.
(d) Xiomara's resized baby bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Sean tells Xiomara that maybe she "should have a conversation with" (123) whom?

2. Who is Caridad, in relation to Xiomara?

3. Part III is entitled "The Voice of One" (221) taking what action?

4. What is NOT a way that Xiomara likens performance poetry to being high on drugs or alcohol?

5. In what activity is Xiomara engaging when she is caught by Mami on the train?

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