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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 is the date of the citywide poetry slam?
(a) February 8th.
(b) June 6th.
(c) June 1st.
(d) February 19th.

2. Ms. Galiano sends Xiomara to what school staff member?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The guidance counselor.
(c) The psychologist.
(d) The principal.

3. What location does Xiomara describe as "a place of freedom" (247)?
(a) Her stoop.
(b) The library.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The Smithsonian.

4. The poem entitled "Music" (141) is dedicated to whom?
(a) C.
(b) A.
(c) X.
(d) P.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Xiomara is caught committing an act her mother considers unacceptable, she tells Xiomara to read what part of the Bible "more closely" (225)?

2. Xiomara's lunchtime serenity is shattered when a group of what type of people begins to harass her table's occupants?

3. What is the final word of the poem entitled, "Music" (141)?

4. On Xiomara's first visit to poetry club, how many students are at the meeting, including Xiomara?

5. What kind of day does it turn into for X after she sees the evidence of Xavier's beating?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom is Xiomara talking when she thinks about people being told that their bodies cannot do certain things?

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

3. How does the theme of deception appear within the relationship between Xiomara and Caridad?

4. How does Xiomara comfort Xavier during his emotional breakdown?

5. What activity does Xiomara decide that she wants to share with Aman and why?

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

7. How is the power of communication depicted in Xiomara's rough draft of Assignment 4?

8. What is the cause of Xavier's emotional breakdown within the narrative?

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

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

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