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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. What plan do Xiomara and Xavier make for Halloween night?

2. For what transgression does Xiomara break up with Aman?

3. What is distinctive about the poem entitled "A Poem Mami Will Never Read" (233)?

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

5. In what location does Chris hand out flyers for the citywide poetry slam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cause of Xavier's emotional breakdown within the narrative?

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

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

4. Who is ultimately in charge of determining whether Xiomara's behavior is correct or not?

5. Provide a brief description of each member of the poetry club and state what goes on there.

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

7. What event causes Xiomara to wonder about the qualities of silence and its possible destructive nature?

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

9. Discuss the humanist messages present within the short poem entitled "Wants" (146).

10. About what topic does Xiomara have hope, as discussed in her poem "Hope is a Thing with Wings" (263)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe the close, yet somewhat tentative, relationship between Xiomara and Xavier. What is Acevedo's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between these two teenage siblings?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Determine Acevedo's message regarding the idea that art must be shared with an audience in order to fulfill its true potential.

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