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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What critical perspective does Xiomara use in confirmation class to openly critique the Bible's version of certain historical events?
(a) Feminist.
(b) Deconstructionist.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Race theory.

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

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

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

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

6. 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 bucket list.
(d) Her skin.

7. In what area of New York City does Xiomara wish to live down the street from Xavier after she settles down?
(a) Long Island.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Manhattan.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who is Caridad, in relation to Xiomara?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her niece.

14. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?
(a) Her style.
(b) Her knuckles.
(c) Her glare.
(d) Her poetry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Xiomara say that she will eventually have?

2. What is NOT an adjective Xiomara uses while describing Xavier?

3. Xiomara writes that certain boys in middle school had called her what name?

4. What type of collection of Xavier's has Xiomara retrieved from bullies many times?

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

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