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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Xiomara use as a metaphor to express the loneliness she feels at the thought of being sent to the Dominican Republic?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A sponge.
(c) A ship.
(d) A globe.

2. Father Sean originally comes from what country?
(a) Australia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Jamaica.

3. Who provides verbal encouragement to Xiomara as she is about to share her work at poetry club?
(a) May.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Chris.

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

5. Part III is entitled "The Voice of One" (221) taking what action?
(a) Crying.
(b) Praying.
(c) Surviving.
(d) Wailing.

6. 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.

7. About what historical figure are Aman and Xiomara learning when the fire alarm goes off?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Darwin.

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

9. Xavier comes home with what visible evidence of a beating?
(a) A black eye.
(b) A broken nose.
(c) A busted lip.
(d) A chipped tooth.

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

11. The poem entitled "Music" (141) is dedicated to whom?
(a) P.
(b) C.
(c) X.
(d) A.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem on page 232 is entitled "My Heart is a" what?

2. What kind of day does it turn into for X after she sees the evidence of Xavier's beating?

3. In what way does Xavier communicate with Xiomara when she arrives at his school unexpectedly?

4. Which poetry club member is extremely quiet, according to Xiomara?

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

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