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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. The poem "The Next Couple of Weeks" (112) describes the time as passing by like what?
(a) Snowflakes past the window.
(b) A runaway truck.
(c) An oasis in the desert.
(d) An express train.

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

3. About what historical figure are Aman and Xiomara learning when the fire alarm goes off?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Pythagoras.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Napoleon.

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

5. What does Xiomara discover on her returned Assignment 4 instead of the grade she had been expecting?
(a) A note.
(b) An A.
(c) A question.
(d) A zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "old romantic rap videos" (212) does Aman send to Xiomara when she feels down?

2. What action does Xiomara say she would take if she had to ride the train home after a long day of hard work?

3. Xiomara reports that she allows what object or objects to "talk for" (5) her?

4. What type of collection of Xavier's has Xiomara retrieved from bullies many times?

5. Xiomara complains that Xavier thinks that "people are inherently" (97) what?

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