The Poet X Quizzes

The Poet X Quiz 1

1 Where does Xiomara live?
Brooklyn

Harlem

Queens

East Village
2 How old is Xiomara at the beginning of the novel?
18

14

16

15
3 Xiomara's parents are from
Trinidad

the Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica
4 Xiomara is self-conscious about her
family

intellect

body

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

peace

love

war
6 Twin's real name is
Zachariah

Xavier

Xian

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

a poet

Xiomara's best friend

a Catholic
8 Before children, Papi
was a womanizer

wanted to be a priest

worked too many hours

wanted to be a lawyer
9 When she was younger, Mami wanted to be a/an
nurse

nun

poet

doctor
10 What does Xiomara have to start going to that she resents?
Babysitting class

Tutoring

Confirmation class

An after-school sport
11 Twin is all the following except
extremely smart

small and quiet

gay

a good dancer
12 What was the gift Twin gave Xiomara that she loved so much?
A comic book

A bracelet

A notebook

A poem he wrote
13 Which word BEST describes Mami?
Quiet

Strict

Cruel

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

Kali

Circe

Mary
15 Which of the following best describes Papi?
Indifferent

Pious

Smothering

Cruel
16 What does Xiomara do at mass that angers her mother?
Wears something inappropriate

Talks during the sermon

Does not take communion

Refuses to sing hymns
17 How does Xiomara feel when she first hears about the poetry club?
Confident

Hostile

Indifferent

Excited
18 Aman and Xiomara bond over
sports

poetry

art

music
19 How does Xiomara initally feel about her poetry?
Indifferent; it is just a hobby

Derisive

Proud, and ready to share with the world

Proud, but embarrassed to share it
20 Where do Aman and Xiomara first hang out?
The park

At a game

The movies

A party
21 Who is the only boy/man Xiomara will ever love?
No one

Twin

Papi

Aman
22 What bothers Xiomara about Twin?
He doesn't always notice her

He doesn't seem to have much twin intuition

He doesn't often stick up for her

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

The nerdy girls

The popular girls

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

Their home life

Religion

Politics
25 Which of the following is true about Aman's family?
He lives with his grandmother

He has two brothers

His mother is absent

His father is dead