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

2. About what historical figure are Aman and Xiomara learning when the fire alarm goes off?

3. Which poetry club member is extremely quiet, according to Xiomara?

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

5. What is the only thing for which Xiomara is thankful on Thanksgiving Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss Xiomara's use of personification in the poem entitled "Silent World" (223).

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

6. Who is Cody?

7. Who is ultimately in charge of determining whether Xiomara's behavior is correct or not?

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

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

10. What experience does Xiomara have with receiving compliments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze The Poet X from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why Acevedo uses both the first person point-of-view and the structure of a verse novel to tell Xiomara’s story in the The Poet X. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is Acevedo's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about The Poet X while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.

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