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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: In the Beginning Was the Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mami says that the nuns and priests at her Catholic school had known "how to elicit true" (17) what?
(a) Submission.
(b) Piety.
(c) Strength.
(d) Sorrow.

2. The poem from September 20th is entitled "The Thing About" (87) what?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Family.
(c) Hopes.
(d) Boys.

3. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?
(a) She would scream.
(b) She would fall asleep.
(c) She would dream.
(d) She would just keep riding.

4. In what borough of New York City does Mami work?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Queens.

5. If Xiomara does not take the sacrament of confirmation this year, then Mami says she will immediately have to go to what location?
(a) The Congo.
(b) To a convent.
(c) The Dominican Republic.
(d) Barbados.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an event that causes Xiomara's family to tell her, "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9)?

2. According to Xiomara, her name is pronounced in what manner?

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

4. At what "scarred" (17) part or parts of Mami's body does Xiomara look during their conversation about the Dominican Republic?

5. What game is featured within the poem "Stoop-Sitting" (3)?

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