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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. The poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (112) describes the time as passing by like what?
(a) Snowflakes past the window.
(b) An express train.
(c) A runaway truck.
(d) An oasis in the desert.

2. Xiomara says that Xavier has no "twin" (100) what?
(a) Powers.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) ESP.
(d) Intuition.

3. What critical perspective does Xiomara use in confirmation class to openly critique the Bible's version of certain historical events?
(a) Marxist.
(b) Deconstructionist.
(c) Feminist.
(d) Race theory.

4. Xiomara states that Xavier is always looking at what two objects so often that he barely knows she is there "at all" (100)?
(a) A video game or a novel.
(b) A video game or a magazine.
(c) A comic book or a computer screen.
(d) A television screen or his phone.

5. When Mami had become pregnant, the whole neighborhood had feared what?
(a) That she would have triplets.
(b) That the twins would not bear a resemblance to Papi.
(c) That the baby would turn out to be a tumor instead.
(d) That the twins would bear resemblance to their biological father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner did Xavier arrive into the world?

2. Xiomara says that what item has always taken "up more room than" (5) her voice?

3. Who runs the poetry club at Xiomara's school?

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

5. The boys who used to call Xiomara names now ask her for pictures of herself wearing what item?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor is used in "Catching Feelings" (105) to portray Xiomara's growing feelings of infatuation?

2. Describe Xiomara's reaction to the video shown by Ms. Galiano in English class.

3. What is depicted in the video Ms. Galiano shows to Xiomara's English class?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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