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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. If Xiomara does not take the sacrament of confirmation this year, then Mami says she will immediately have to go to what location?
(a) Barbados.
(b) To a convent.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Dominican Republic.

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

4. What religion do Xiomara's parents practice?
(a) Scientology.
(b) Santeria.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Lutheranism.

5. Xiomara says that what objects of Mami's show the way in which Mami had been "taught faith" (17)?
(a) Her bruises.
(b) Her rings.
(c) Her scars.
(d) Her rosaries.

6. In what grade had Xiomara first become eligible to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Eighth.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Xiomara begin to do with her communion wafer after she acquiesces to Mami's demands to take communion, yet removes the wafer before getting back to her seat?
(a) Place it into Xavier's hand.
(b) Slide it under her pew.
(c) Slide it between the pages of her Bible.
(d) Slide it between the pages of the church bulletin.

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

14. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) June.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?

3. Father Sean tells Xiomara that "Catholicism invites" (123) what?

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

5. In what form does Xiomara compose the final draft of her biography for English class?

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