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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the citywide poetry slam?
(a) February 19th.
(b) June 6th.
(c) February 8th.
(d) June 1st.

2. What kind of day does it turn into for X after she sees the evidence of Xavier's beating?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Silent.
(d) Wasted.

3. In the poem "In Translation" (234), Xiomara describes Mami's lips as what objects?
(a) Fish.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Staples.

4. What element does Xiomara NOT name as something she would miss desperately if she were to leave?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Caridad.
(c) English class.
(d) Aman.

5. How does Xiomara say she feels all day on Thanksgiving?
(a) Hollow.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Sick.
(d) Out of breath.

6. What method of transportation does Xiomara use in order to reach Xavier's school?
(a) Her mother's car.
(b) Train.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Moped.

7. Xiomara overhears Mami making plans to send Xiomara to the Dominican Republic for what length of time?
(a) For 1 year.
(b) For the summer.
(c) Until she is 18.
(d) For college.

8. Xiomara describes her Halloween costume as a "half-assed" (163) what?
(a) Zombie.
(b) Superhero.
(c) Witch.
(d) Nicki Minaj.

9. What is the name of the young woman whom Xiomara eventually befriends in poetry club?
(a) Jen.
(b) Ella.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Margaret.

10. Father Sean states that he had "wanted to be" (152) what throughout most of his life?
(a) A hero.
(b) A healer.
(c) A boxer.
(d) A priest.

11. Xiomara begins to suspect that the person Xavier is constantly texting is probably not what?
(a) A girl.
(b) In Xavier's grade.
(c) Dominican.
(d) White.

12. When Xiomara gasps out that she needs some air at the Halloween party, with whom is she dancing?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Aman.
(c) Papi.
(d) Cody.

13. Upon what type of food does Mami force Xiomara to kneel as punishment for her transgression on the train?
(a) Peach pits.
(b) Avocado pits.
(c) Uncooked rice.
(d) Walnuts.

14. In what activity is Xiomara engaging when she is caught by Mami on the train?
(a) Hugging.
(b) Swearing.
(c) Sitting on Aman's lap.
(d) Kissing.

15. What is NOT a quality of the young man who emerges from school alongside Xavier?
(a) He is tall.
(b) He has long white fingers.
(c) He has red hair.
(d) He has blonde hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Caridad tells Xiomara to refrain from what activity while attending the Halloween party?

2. For what transgression does Xiomara break up with Aman?

3. The poem "Can't Tell Me Nothing" ends with the line, "At least there's" (254) what?

4. Xiomara confesses her worry that Xavier's homosexuality will make him a what?

5. Xiomara states that boys have wanted to kiss her ever since she turned what age?

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