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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 whom must Xiomara lie in order to attend poetry club?
(a) Papi.
(b) Xavier.
(c) Mami.
(d) Father Sean.

2. The poem entitled "Music" (141) is dedicated to whom?
(a) C.
(b) P.
(c) A.
(d) X.

3. What is the date of the citywide poetry slam?
(a) February 19th.
(b) June 6th.
(c) February 8th.
(d) June 1st.

4. What English verb is associated with the Spanish word "oiste" (6)?
(a) Hear.
(b) Beg.
(c) Speak.
(d) Walk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT an adjective Xiomara uses while describing Xavier?

2. What location does Xiomara describe as "a place of freedom" (247)?

3. Xiomara says that her parents had grown up tending what animals?

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

5. What adjective does Xiomara often use to characterize Xavier's school?

(see the answer key)

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