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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem entitled "Music" (141) is about which person in Xiomara's life?
(a) Aman.
(b) Papi.
(c) Chris.
(d) Xavier.

2. To what area of New York City does Xiomara travel when she shows up unexpectedly at Xavier's school?
(a) Downtown.
(b) Uptown.
(c) Across the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) Crosstown.

3. Which person is named among Xiomara's list of people to whom she and Xavier talk?
(a) Mami.
(b) Caridad.
(c) Papi.
(d) Chris.

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

5. What class are Xiomara and Aman attending when the fire alarm goes off?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Biology.

6. The poem on page 232 is entitled "My Heart is a" what?
(a) Hand.
(b) Bowl.
(c) Cup.
(d) Faucet.

7. Xiomara says that "hiding in her" (237) what is the only way she can keep from crying?
(a) Journal.
(b) House.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Textbooks.

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

9. Xiomara confesses her worry that Xavier's homosexuality will make him a what?
(a) A victim.
(b) A target.
(c) A sinner.
(d) A scapegoat.

10. Which poetry club member is extremely quiet, according to Xiomara?
(a) Chris.
(b) Ella.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Isabelle.

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

12. What plan do Xiomara and Xavier make for Halloween night?
(a) A dance party.
(b) A reveal party.
(c) A trip to the haunted house.
(d) A scary movie night.

13. In what way does Xavier communicate with Xiomara when she arrives at his school unexpectedly?
(a) He glares at her.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He smiles at her.
(d) He speaks into her ear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does Xiomara describe as "a place of freedom" (247)?

2. Xiomara's lunchtime serenity is shattered when a group of what type of people begins to harass her table's occupants?

3. About what historical figure are Aman and Xiomara learning when the fire alarm goes off?

4. Aman's absence falls on what day of the week?

5. What does Xiomara discover on her returned Assignment 4 instead of the grade she had been expecting?

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