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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mami says that the nuns and priests at her Catholic school had known "how to elicit true" (17) what?
(a) Submission.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Strength.
(d) Piety.

3. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

5. Xiomara says that what item has always taken "up more room than" (5) her voice?
(a) Her religion.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her attitude.
(d) Her ego.

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

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

8. Xiomara complains that Xavier thinks that "people are inherently" (97) what?
(a) Good.
(b) Manipulative.
(c) Trusting.
(d) Selfish.

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

10. How many children does Xiomara say that she will eventually have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

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

15. Aman and Xiomara listen to a full album together in the smoke park, who is the music artist?
(a) Nicki Minaj.
(b) Kendrick Lamar.
(c) Beyonce.
(d) The Mars Volta.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose do Xiomara and Aman initially exchange information?

2. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?

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

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

5. What is Father Sean's response to Xiomara's in-class query about a particular Biblical figure?

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