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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caridad, in relation to Xiomara?

2. In what area of New York City does Xiomara live?

3. What term does Xiomara use to describe her father in the poem entitled "I Decided a Long Time Ago" (97)?

4. Father Sean tells Xiomara that "not every fight can be fought with" (125) what?

5. In what area of New York City does Xiomara wish to live down the street from Xavier after she settles down?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss evidence that points to the conclusion that Xiomara is becoming more practiced at deception.

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

5. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Mami returns home to find Xavier crying and blames Xiomara.

6. What comment of Father Sean's causes Xiomara to launch into a tirade about the Bible during confirmation class?

7. In what way is Xiomara's feeling of repression within the church linked to her feelings of repression as a Latina woman?

8. In what format is the novel The Poet X composed?

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

10. What future goals does Xiomara have her herself and how do you know?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Poet X and analyze Acevedo's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

What is the Acevedo’s message concerning the unique struggle undergone by young women caught between two cultures?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Acevedo instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Poet X.

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