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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what form does Xiomara compose the final draft of her biography for English class?
(a) As a letter.
(b) As prose.
(c) As a collage.
(d) As a sonnet.

3. What kind of work does Xiomara's mother do in New York City?
(a) Hospitality work.
(b) Administrative work.
(c) Janitorial work.
(d) Food service work.

4. The boys who used to call Xiomara names now ask her for pictures of herself wearing what item?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A bikini.
(c) A thong.
(d) A negligee.

5. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?
(a) Chess.
(b) Dominoes.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Bridge.

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

7. On what day of each week are the students at Xiomara's school always released early for a half-day?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Thursdays.

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

9. In what manner did Xiomara arrive into the world?
(a) A Caesarean section.
(b) A water delivery.
(c) A vaginal delivery.
(d) A natural delivery.

10. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. What term does Xiomara use to describe her father in the poem entitled "I Decided a Long Time Ago" (97)?
(a) Adulterer.
(b) Converted casanova.
(c) Recovering alcoholic.
(d) Converted man-whore.

12. What language is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3) in addition to English?
(a) Visually-displayed American Sign Language.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Russian.

13. In what month does Xiomara write the poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (117)?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

14. On what day of the week do poetry club meetings occur?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

15. Xiomara most wants to be remembered as "always working to become the" what "she wanted to be" (126)?
(a) Daughter.
(b) Friend.
(c) Sister.
(d) Warrior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?

3. Xiomara says that Xavier has no "twin" (100) what?

4. Mami says that the nuns and priests at her Catholic school had known "how to elicit true" (17) what?

5. What scent does Xiomara sometimes detect on Aman's sweater?

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