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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. 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.

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

4. What type of collection of Xavier's has Xiomara retrieved from bullies many times?
(a) Anime.
(b) Manga.
(c) Coin.
(d) Stamp.

5. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?
(a) Her incorrect use of grammar.
(b) Her cursing.
(c) Her blasphemous statements.
(d) Her lying.

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

7. At what "scarred" (17) part or parts of Mami's body does Xiomara look during their conversation about the Dominican Republic?
(a) Her knuckles.
(b) Her back.
(c) Her shoulders.
(d) Her arms.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. On what day of the week do poetry club meetings occur?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Sean tells Xiomara that maybe she "should have a conversation with" (123) whom?

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

3. Xiomara states that she is "thick" (5) and that the same is true of what other item?

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

5. What language is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3) in addition to English?

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