The Poet X Quizzes

The Poet X Quiz 1

1 Where does Xiomara live?
East Village

Harlem

Brooklyn

Queens
2 How old is Xiomara at the beginning of the novel?
15

16

18

14
3 Xiomara's parents are from
Jamaica

the Dominican Republic

Trinidad

Haiti
4 Xiomara is self-conscious about her
body

intellect

family

race
5 Xiomara's name means "one who is ready for _____"
love

war

peace

power
6 Twin's real name is
Zedidiah

Zachariah

Xian

Xavier
7 Caridad is all of the following except
well-behaved

a Catholic

Xiomara's best friend

a poet
8 Before children, Papi
wanted to be a priest

worked too many hours

wanted to be a lawyer

was a womanizer
9 When she was younger, Mami wanted to be a/an
poet

nurse

doctor

nun
10 What does Xiomara have to start going to that she resents?
Confirmation class

Babysitting class

An after-school sport

Tutoring
11 Twin is all the following except
a good dancer

gay

extremely smart

small and quiet
12 What was the gift Twin gave Xiomara that she loved so much?
A comic book

A bracelet

A poem he wrote

A notebook
13 Which word BEST describes Mami?
Strict

Quiet

Absent

Cruel
14 Xiomara says she feels like ________'s daughter.
Medusa

Circe

Kali

Mary
15 Which of the following best describes Papi?
Indifferent

Cruel

Pious

Smothering
16 What does Xiomara do at mass that angers her mother?
Does not take communion

Wears something inappropriate

Refuses to sing hymns

Talks during the sermon
17 How does Xiomara feel when she first hears about the poetry club?
Confident

Indifferent

Excited

Hostile
18 Aman and Xiomara bond over
poetry

music

sports

art
19 How does Xiomara initally feel about her poetry?
Proud, but embarrassed to share it

Indifferent; it is just a hobby

Derisive

Proud, and ready to share with the world
20 Where do Aman and Xiomara first hang out?
The park

A party

At a game

The movies
21 Who is the only boy/man Xiomara will ever love?
Twin

Papi

No one

Aman
22 What bothers Xiomara about Twin?
He doesn't often stick up for her

He doesn't seem to have much twin intuition

He doesn't always notice her

All of these
23 Who are the girls Xiomara sits with at lunch?
The sporty girls

The popular girls

The quiet girls

The nerdy girls
24 What do people at school or in the community not normally talk about, according to Xiomara?
Politics

Money

Their home life

Religion
25 Which of the following is true about Aman's family?
He has two brothers

His father is dead

His mother is absent

He lives with his grandmother