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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 purpose does Xiomara ask to meet with Father Sean in the poem "Heavy" (224)?
(a) To apologize.
(b) For catechism training.
(c) For confession.
(d) For counseling.

2. The poem "Can't Tell Me Nothing" ends with the line, "At least there's" (254) what?
(a) Summer.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) College.

3. Caridad tells Xiomara to refrain from what activity while attending the Halloween party?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Renouncing her faith.
(d) Getting pregnant.

4. What is NOT a quality of the young man who emerges from school alongside Xavier?
(a) He has blonde hair.
(b) He has long white fingers.
(c) He is tall.
(d) He has red hair.

5. Xavier comes home with what visible evidence of a beating?
(a) A busted lip.
(b) A black eye.
(c) A chipped tooth.
(d) A broken nose.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the young woman whom Xiomara eventually befriends in poetry club?

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

4. To what area of New York City does Xiomara travel when she shows up unexpectedly at Xavier's school?

5. What class are Xiomara and Aman attending when the fire alarm goes off?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Cody?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the cause of the marked change in the relationship between Xiomara and Mami?

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

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