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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?
(a) She would fall asleep.
(b) She would just keep riding.
(c) She would scream.
(d) She would dream.

2. 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 video game or a novel.
(b) A video game or a magazine.
(c) A television screen or his phone.
(d) A comic book or a computer screen.

3. What is NOT an adjective Xiomara uses while describing Xavier?
(a) Small.
(b) Wiry.
(c) Scrawny.
(d) Skinny.

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

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

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

7. 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) Mami's and Papi's advanced ages.
(c) Papi's advanced age.
(d) The timing of the estimated due date.

8. Xavier calls Xavier "the worst" (98) what "in the world" (98)?
(a) Liar.
(b) Brother.
(c) Boy.
(d) Dominican.

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

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

11. Father Sean tells Xiomara that "Catholicism invites" (123) what?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Criticism.
(c) Self-criticism.
(d) Doubt.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?

2. What type of smile appears on Xiomara's face when Xavier says that she looks different?

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

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

5. What critical perspective does Xiomara use in confirmation class to openly critique the Bible's version of certain historical events?

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