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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner did Xavier arrive into the world?

2. In what area of New York City does Xiomara wish to live down the street from Xavier after she settles down?

3. What does the Spanish phrase "Pero, tu no eres facil" (9) mean in English?

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

5. What adjective does Xiomara use to describe the Kendrick Lamar album when Aman asks for her impressions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Mami returns home to find Xavier crying and blames Xiomara.

2. What question is posed in the sticky note Ms. Galiano attaches to Xiomara's Assignment 1?

3. By what name does Xiomara always call Xavier and why?

4. What simile does Xiomara use in order to describe the arrival of October?

5. What future goals does Xiomara have her herself and how do you know?

6. What is the subject of the poem entitled "The Flyer" (67) and why does the flyer feel personalized for Xiomara?

7. Describe Xiomara's reaction to the video shown by Ms. Galiano in English class.

8. What is Xavier's reaction when Xiomara asks him why he has been smiling so much lately?

9. In what way is Xiomara's feeling of repression within the church linked to her feelings of repression as a Latina woman?

10. What happens every Friday at Xiomara's school that allows her a bit of freedom with Aman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is the theme of family bonds included and portrayed within the novel The Poet X?

Essay Topic 2

Sensory details are used frequently by Acevedo in order to underscore character traits, novel themes, and even political stances on particular social issues. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by Acevedo serve particular purposes within the narrative of The Poet X.

Essay Topic 3

Could The Poet X be classified as a coming-of-age novel? Why or why not?

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