The Poet X Quizzes

The Poet X Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed November 24, 2021

1 Where does Xiomara live?

Queens

East Village

Brooklyn

Harlem
2 How old is Xiomara at the beginning of the novel?

16

14

15

18
3 Xiomara's parents are from

Haiti

Trinidad

the Dominican Republic

Jamaica
4 Xiomara is self-conscious about her

body

intellect

family

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

power

love

war

peace
6 Twin's real name is

Zedidiah

Xavier

Zachariah

Xian
7 Caridad is all of the following except

a poet

well-behaved

a Catholic

Xiomara's best friend
8 Before children, Papi

wanted to be a priest

wanted to be a lawyer

worked too many hours

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

poet

nun

nurse

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

Babysitting class

Confirmation class

Tutoring

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

small and quiet

gay

a good dancer

extremely smart
12 What was the gift Twin gave Xiomara that she loved so much?

A poem he wrote

A comic book

A notebook

A bracelet
13 Which word BEST describes Mami?

Absent

Cruel

Strict

Quiet
14 Xiomara says she feels like ________'s daughter.

Kali

Circe

Mary

Medusa
15 Which of the following best describes Papi?

Pious

Cruel

Indifferent

Smothering
16 What does Xiomara do at mass that angers her mother?

Wears something inappropriate

Refuses to sing hymns

Talks during the sermon

Does not take communion
17 How does Xiomara feel when she first hears about the poetry club?

Excited

Hostile

Indifferent

Confident
18 Aman and Xiomara bond over

poetry

music

art

sports
19 How does Xiomara initally feel about her poetry?

Proud, but embarrassed to share it

Indifferent; it is just a hobby

Proud, and ready to share with the world

Derisive
20 Where do Aman and Xiomara first hang out?

At a game

The movies

The park

A party
21 Who is the only boy/man Xiomara will ever love?

Papi

Aman

Twin

No one
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 nerdy girls

The popular girls

The quiet girls

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

Their home life

Politics

Money

Religion
25 Which of the following is true about Aman's family?

His mother is absent

His father is dead

He has two brothers

He lives with his grandmother