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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. For what transgression does Xiomara break up with Aman?
(a) He lies.
(b) He cheats.
(c) He becomes too clingy.
(d) He fails to defend her.

2. Xiomara describes her Halloween costume as a "half-assed" (163) what?
(a) Superhero.
(b) Witch.
(c) Nicki Minaj.
(d) Zombie.

3. Caridad accuses Xiomara of ignoring her for what length of time?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. On Xiomara's first visit to poetry club, how many students are at the meeting, including Xiomara?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. How does Xiomara say she feels all day on Thanksgiving?
(a) Out of breath.
(b) Sick.
(c) Hollow.
(d) Miserable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Chris hand out flyers for the citywide poetry slam?

2. Xiomara is expecting to earn what grade on Assignment 4 about freedom?

3. For what purpose does Xiomara ask to meet with Father Sean in the poem "Heavy" (224)?

4. In what way does Xavier communicate with Xiomara when she arrives at his school unexpectedly?

5. Whose "old romantic rap videos" (212) does Aman send to Xiomara when she feels down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event causes Xiomara to break up with Aman?

2. How does Xavier keep his parents from finding out about Cody, though he has been crying about the break-up for days?

3. For what purpose does Xiomara use the metaphor of a balloon to describe her feelings when she sees Cody?

4. What is on the list of prohibited behaviors Xiomara includes in the poem entitled "What I Don't Tell Aman" (148)?

5. Provide a brief description of each member of the poetry club and state what goes on there.

6. How does Acevedo slowly introduce the elements of performance poetry into the narrative?

7. What writing prompt leads Xiomara to write about the feeling of being heard?

8. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Xiomara's fight with Mami about Aman?

9. Discuss the humanist messages present within the short poem entitled "Wants" (146).

10. What event causes Xiomara to wonder about the qualities of silence and its possible destructive nature?

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