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

2. In what month does the novel The Poet X begin?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) August.
(d) October.

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

4. What do the Spanish words "Mira Muchacha" (6) mean in English?
(a) See here.
(b) No way.
(c) Look, girl.
(d) Please, girl.

5. In what form does Xiomara compose the final draft of her biography for English class?
(a) As a sonnet.
(b) As a collage.
(c) As a letter.
(d) As prose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scent does Xiomara sometimes detect on Aman's sweater?

2. Xiomara most wants to be remembered as "always working to become the" what "she wanted to be" (126)?

3. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?

4. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?

5. For how many years has Mami been wanting X to take the sacrament of confirmation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile does Xiomara use in order to describe the arrival of October?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Mami returns home to find Xavier crying and blames Xiomara.

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

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

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