Poet X-MAKE UP

When is the world peaceful to Xio?

• when she stops trying to understand it

• when she is with her brother

• when she is in Poetry Club

• when she is with Aman by the lockers

What does Xio confess to Father Sean?

• that apple is her favorite fruit

• that she wants to be a nun

• that she hates her Mami

• that she committed the sin of lust for a boy

What does Xio say when Father Sean asks if she’s sorry?

• She says her brother is lying her to her mom, too.

• She says that she is not sorry she got in trouble.

• She says she is glad she got caught.

• She says she isn't sorry she kissed a boy.

When does Father Sean say forgiveness is granted?

• When you make a mistake.

• When you kneel on grains of rice for an hour.

• When you are genuinely sorry.

• When you help others.

What ethnicity is Father Sean?

• Jamaican

• Russian

• Pakistani

• Italian

What does Father Sean tell Mami about Xio’s confirmation?

• Xio is not ready for confirmation this year.

• Xio should not ever be confirmed.

• Xio is a bad person for disobeying her mother.

• Xio should be confirmed this year, despite her doubts.

What does Xio’s heart tighten into?

• a ball of steel

• a rock

• a fist

• a flower

How does Xio compare her mother’s lip to and what do they do?

• Her lips are sealed shut doorways that keep her out.

• Her lips are staples that pierce her.

• Her lips are made of ice that freeze her.

• Her lips are a fire that burn her.

How does Xio describe her house?

• As a jail cell.

• As a tomb.

• As a looney bin.

• As a carnival.

Which helpers notice that Xio is hurting and try to help?

• Xavier, Ms. Galiano, and Caridad

• Aman, Mami, and Caridad

• Ms. Galiano, Caridad, and Aman

• Xavier and Caridad