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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness, Pages 221-274.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what area of New York City does Xiomara travel when she shows up unexpectedly at Xavier's school?
(a) Crosstown.
(b) Downtown.
(c) Across the Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) Uptown.

2. In the poem "In Translation" (234), Xiomara describes Mami's lips as what objects?
(a) Fish.
(b) Staples.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Ropes.

3. In what month does Xiomara write the poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (117)?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) December.

4. What fruit is Xiomara always unable to resist?
(a) Plums.
(b) Pears.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Apples.

5. Xiomara says that she is the only member of her family without what item?
(a) A Dominican name.
(b) A Spanish name.
(c) A passport.
(d) A Biblical name.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the final word of the poem entitled, "Music" (141)?

3. The boys who used to call Xiomara names now ask her for pictures of herself wearing what item?

4. What does Xiomara discover on her returned Assignment 4 instead of the grade she had been expecting?

5. What behavior of Xiomara's does Caridad often correct?

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