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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Aman miss school on the day of the Halloween party?
(a) He skips school.
(b) Due to illness.
(c) His family is still on vacation.
(d) For a doctor's appointment.

2. To whose Halloween party does Aman invite Xiomara?
(a) Reuben's.
(b) Steve's.
(c) Carl's.
(d) Dylan's.

3. Xiomara says that her parents had grown up tending what animals?
(a) Goats.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Roosters.

4. What is the only thing for which Xiomara is thankful on Thanksgiving Day?
(a) Xavier's kindness.
(b) Aman's texts.
(c) Mami's silence.
(d) A call from Caridad.

5. Caridad tells Xiomara to refrain from what activity while attending the Halloween party?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Renouncing her faith.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Getting pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ms. Galiano welcomes everyone to poetry club and then asks each student to take what action?

2. What is the name of Xavier's boyfriend?

3. What class are Xiomara and Aman attending when the fire alarm goes off?

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

5. Mami says that she had been on a journey toward what when she had instead married Papi?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what location does Xiomara take the train in an effort to catch Xavier off guard?

2. What writing prompt leads Xiomara to write about the feeling of being heard?

3. How does Xiomara comfort Xavier during his emotional breakdown?

4. How does the theme of deception appear within the relationship between Xiomara and Caridad?

5. How does Xavier keep his parents from finding out about Cody, though he has been crying about the break-up for days?

6. Discuss Xiomara's use of personification in the poem entitled "Silent World" (223).

7. What rare emotion does Xiomara say she experiences upon receiving a compliment from Ms. Galiano?

8. How does Acevedo slowly introduce the elements of performance poetry into the narrative?

9. For what purpose does Xiomara use the metaphor of a balloon to describe her feelings when she sees Cody?

10. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality appear within Xiomara's fight with Mami about Aman?

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