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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of smile appears on Xiomara's face when Xavier says that she looks different?
(a) Coy.
(b) Puzzled.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Wary.

2. 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) Wednesdays.
(d) Fridays.

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

4. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?
(a) You sure ain't an easy one.
(b) You sure ain't a good one.
(c) You sure ain't a shy one.
(d) You sure ain't a stupid one.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What adjective does Xiomara use to describe the Kendrick Lamar album when Aman asks for her impressions?
(a) Smart.
(b) Sick.
(c) Cool.
(d) Dope.

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

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

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

14. For what purpose do Xiomara and Aman initially exchange information?
(a) To go out for coffee.
(b) To work on a Social Studies project.
(c) To communicate about biology lab.
(d) To acts as go-betweens for their respective friends.

15. 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) Manhattan.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Xiomara imagines that someday she will "create a nonprofit organization for" (127) whom?

3. Part II is entitled "And the Word Made" (93) what?

4. 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?

5. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?

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