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Poet X Quiz

Elizabeth Acevedo

This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Poet X.

Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part I: "In the Beginning Was the Word," Pages 1-51

Part I: "In the Beginning Was the Word," Pages 52-92

Part II: "And the Word Was Made Flesh," Pages 93-136

Part II: "And the Word Was Made Flesh," Pages 137-220

Part III: "The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness," Pages 221-274

Part III: "The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness," Pages 275-357

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Poet X Quiz

Elizabeth Acevedo

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is Mrs. Batista's response to seeing Xiomara and Aman kissing on the train? (from Part II: "And the Word Was Made Flesh," Pages 137-220)

She forces Xiomara to kneel on rice in front of the altar of the Virgin Mary.

She congratulates Xiomara on finally getting a boyfriend.

She strikes Aman and forces Xiomara to get off the train immediately.

She did not see Xiomara and Aman kissing.

2.

What are Altagracia Batista's rules about dating? (from Part I: "In the Beginning Was the Word," Pages 52-92)

Xiomara is allowed to bring boys to the Batista home but cannot go on dates outside of the house.

There are no rules, so Xiomara can do whatever she wants.

Xiomara will be allowed to date once she is seventeen.

She does not allow her daughter to date.

3.

How does Xavier respond when Xiomara shows up at his school? (from Part II: "And the Word Was Made Flesh," Pages 137-220)

He is glad to see her because he was not sure he could avoid another fight.

He introduces her to his boyfriend.

He was not at school.

He is upset and tells her he does not need her to defend him now.

4.

How does Xiomara feel when she sits in church on Sundays? (from Part I: "In the Beginning Was the Word," Pages 52-92)

She feels content and safe from her mother's anger.

She feels like church is a prison.

She feels like church is a sacred space that brings her closer to God.

She feels moved by the statues and images of the saints.

5.

How does Xiomara imagine her life in her essay in the last paragraph of her autobiography? (from Part II: "And the Word Was Made Flesh," Pages 93-136)

She will be a poet who runs a nonprofit for struggling girls with aspirations.

She will be a teacher who helps orphans in the Caribbean.

She will become the governor of New York.

She will return to the Dominican Republic to be with her extended family.

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