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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

3. The poem from September 20th is entitled "The Thing About" (87) what?
(a) Hopes.
(b) Family.
(c) Boys.
(d) Dreams.

4. What religion do Xiomara's parents practice?
(a) Lutheranism.
(b) Santeria.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Scientology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father Sean's response to Xiomara's in-class query about a particular Biblical figure?

2. In what area of New York City does Xiomara wish to live down the street from Xavier after she settles down?

3. What is NOT an event that causes Xiomara's family to tell her, "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9)?

4. For what former vice is Papi well-known in the family's neighborhood?

5. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens every Friday at Xiomara's school that allows her a bit of freedom with Aman?

2. How is foreshadowing used within the poem "About a Twin" (103)?

3. What is Xavier's reaction when Xiomara asks him why he has been smiling so much lately?

4. In what way is Xiomara's feeling of repression within the church linked to her feelings of repression as a Latina woman?

5. Discuss evidence that points to the conclusion that Xiomara is becoming more practiced at deception.

6. Name three reasons that Xiomara decides, after the initial excitement has faded, not to respond to the flyer she sees at school.

7. What does Xiomara state is the most important goal she has for her future?

8. In what way is writing depicted as a therapeutic activity within Part I of the novel?

9. What types of men does Xiomara indicate that she will avoid in her romantic future?

10. In what way does the poem entitled "Mami Works" (11) portray Xiomara and Mami as character foils?

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