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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Xiomara imagines that someday she will "create a nonprofit organization for" (127) whom?
(a) Teenage Catholic girls.
(b) Migrant workers.
(c) First-generation teenage girls.
(d) Women affected by domestic violence.

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

5. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?
(a) Queens.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Harlem.

6. According to Xiomara, her name is pronounced in what manner?
(a) SEE-oh-mah-ruh.
(b) See-OH-mah-RUH.
(c) See-oh-MAH-ruh.
(d) See-oh-mah-RUH.

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

8. The poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (112) describes the time as passing by like what?
(a) An oasis in the desert.
(b) Snowflakes past the window.
(c) A runaway truck.
(d) An express train.

9. Xiomara states that Xavier is always looking at what two objects so often that he barely knows she is there "at all" (100)?
(a) A television screen or his phone.
(b) A video game or a novel.
(c) A video game or a magazine.
(d) A comic book or a computer screen.

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

11. What is NOT an event that causes Xiomara's family to tell her, "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9)?
(a) Coming home with scraped knuckles.
(b) Doing well on an exam.
(c) Starting to date.
(d) Getting an award.

12. What is Father Sean's response to Xiomara's in-class query about a particular Biblical figure?
(a) He answers her question.
(b) He asks her to talk to him after class.
(c) He asks her to wait in his office.
(d) He calls her mother.

13. On what day of the week does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

14. Xiomara states that she is "thick" (5) and that the same is true of what other item?
(a) Her suit of armor.
(b) Her French toast.
(c) Her skin.
(d) Her bucket list.

15. In what form does Xiomara compose the rough drafts of her biography for English class?
(a) As a letter.
(b) A poem.
(c) As a collage.
(d) As a photo essay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Xiomara says that what item has always taken "up more room than" (5) her voice?

3. Xiomara says that what objects of Mami's show the way in which Mami had been "taught faith" (17)?

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

5. On what day of the week do poetry club meetings occur?

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