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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of smile appears on Xiomara's face when Xavier says that she looks different?
(a) Puzzled.
(b) Coy.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Wary.

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

4. About which Biblical figure does Xiomara pointedly ask Father Sean during a confirmation class?
(a) Mary Magdalene.
(b) Eve.
(c) Jezebel.
(d) Delilah.

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

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

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

8. For what reason had the whole neighborhood feared a certain outcome upon the announcement of Mami's pregnancy?
(a) Papi's advanced age.
(b) Mami's hereditary propensity for having triplets.
(c) Mami's and Papi's advanced ages.
(d) The timing of the estimated due date.

9. What piece of information do Xiomara and Aman first exchange?
(a) Addresses.
(b) Homeroom numbers.
(c) Locker combinations.
(d) Phone numbers.

10. The poem from September 20th is entitled "The Thing About" (87) what?
(a) Hopes.
(b) Family.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Boys.

11. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?
(a) Her blasphemous statements.
(b) Her incorrect use of grammar.
(c) Her cursing.
(d) Her lying.

12. What adjective does Xiomara use to describe the Kendrick Lamar album when Aman asks for her impressions?
(a) Smart.
(b) Cool.
(c) Sick.
(d) Dope.

13. On what day of the week is Xiomara's confirmation class?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Sundays.

14. Father Sean tells Xiomara that maybe she "should have a conversation with" (123) whom?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Mami.
(c) Papi.
(d) Caridad.

15. Father Sean tells Xiomara that "not every fight can be fought with" (125) what?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Words alone.
(c) Fists.
(d) Gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Xiomara says that she is the only member of her family without what item?

2. In what month does Xiomara write the poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (117)?

3. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?

4. What term does Xiomara use to describe her father in the poem entitled "I Decided a Long Time Ago" (97)?

5. In what grade had Xiomara first become eligible to take the sacrament of confirmation?

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