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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. Xiomara imagines that someday she will "create a nonprofit organization for" (127) whom?
(a) Teenage Catholic girls.
(b) Women affected by domestic violence.
(c) First-generation teenage girls.
(d) Migrant workers.

2. For what reason does Xiomara feel grateful that New York City has so many people?
(a) So they can hide her.
(b) So she has hope of finding The One.
(c) So she has hope of finding a friend.
(d) So she can make her tiny mark.

3. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?
(a) Her glare.
(b) Her poetry.
(c) Her style.
(d) Her knuckles.

4. What type of smile appears on Xiomara's face when Xavier says that she looks different?
(a) Coy.
(b) Puzzled.
(c) Wary.
(d) Mysterious.

5. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Chess.
(d) Dominoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Xiomara, her name is pronounced in what manner?

4. If Xiomara does not take the sacrament of confirmation this year, then Mami says she will immediately have to go to what location?

5. What critical perspective does Xiomara use in confirmation class to openly critique the Bible's version of certain historical events?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Xiomara mean when she states that Xavier is a bad Dominican?

2. What comment of Father Sean's causes Xiomara to launch into a tirade about the Bible during confirmation class?

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

4. What is the subject of the poem entitled "The Flyer" (67) and why does the flyer feel personalized for Xiomara?

5. In what format is the novel The Poet X composed?

6. By what name does Xiomara always call Xavier and why?

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

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

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

10. Discuss one element of performance that feels liberating to Xiomara and why.

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