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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 adjective does Xiomara often use to characterize Xavier's school?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Boys-only.
(c) Genius.
(d) Prison.

2. Xiomara describes how she feels about asking Aman to slow his sexual progression by using what object as a metaphor?
(a) A step-stool.
(b) A needle.
(c) A flame.
(d) A knot.

3. Xiomara relates that she writes in her notebook so often that the pages begin to take what action?
(a) They fray.
(b) They swell.
(c) They yellow.
(d) They fade.

4. The poem "Can't Tell Me Nothing" ends with the line, "At least there's" (254) what?
(a) Music.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Summer.
(d) College.

5. Mami says that when she had named Xiomara, she had presumed that the name had been what?
(a) An auspicious name.
(b) A Dominican name.
(c) The name of a saint.
(d) A boy's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?

2. What does Xiomara leave at home on the kitchen table on her birthday?

3. To what area of New York City does Xiomara travel when she shows up unexpectedly at Xavier's school?

4. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?

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

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