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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. Father Sean tells Xiomara that "Catholicism invites" (123) what?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Self-criticism.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Curiosity.

2. In what grade had Xiomara first become eligible to take the sacrament of confirmation?
(a) Tenth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Eighth.

3. Xiomara says that what objects of Mami's show the way in which Mami had been "taught faith" (17)?
(a) Her scars.
(b) Her rosaries.
(c) Her bruises.
(d) Her rings.

4. Xiomara writes that certain boys in middle school had called her what name?
(a) Frizzy.
(b) Chica.
(c) Whale.
(d) Cow.

5. On what day of the week do poetry club meetings occur?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an adjective Xiomara uses while describing Xavier?

2. When Mami had become pregnant, the whole neighborhood had feared what?

3. Xiomara states that she is "thick" (5) and that the same is true of what other item?

4. What type of collection of Xavier's has Xiomara retrieved from bullies many times?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What question is posed in the sticky note Ms. Galiano attaches to Xiomara's Assignment 1?

3. What does Mami see as the main shortcoming of parenting in the United States?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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