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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. In what way does Xavier communicate with Xiomara when she arrives at his school unexpectedly?
(a) He smiles at her.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He speaks into her ear.
(d) He glares at her.

2. Father Sean tells Xiomara that sometimes he misses what element of his past?
(a) His neighborhood.
(b) His island.
(c) His family.
(d) His children.

3. What kind of day does it turn into for X after she sees the evidence of Xavier's beating?
(a) Silent.
(b) Angry.
(c) Wasted.
(d) Vengeful.

4. In what activity is Xiomara engaging when her mother spots her on the train?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Hugging.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Sitting on Aman's lap.

5. Who provides verbal encouragement to Xiomara as she is about to share her work at poetry club?
(a) Chris.
(b) May.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Isabelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Xiomara can tell when Mamai is really angry when her Spanish becomes what?

2. Mami says that she had been on a journey toward what when she had instead married Papi?

3. Ms. Galiano welcomes everyone to poetry club and then asks each student to take what action?

4. Xiomara begins to suspect that the person Xavier is constantly texting is probably not what?

5. For what reason does Aman miss school on the day of the Halloween party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What rare emotion does Xiomara say she experiences upon receiving a compliment from Ms. Galiano?

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

9. About what topic does Xiomara have hope, as discussed in her poem "Hope is a Thing with Wings" (263)?

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

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