People
I wanted to be a nun when I grew up, but instead I was forced to get married and move to the United States from the Dominican Republic
Who is Xiomara's mother?
Where Xiomara and Aman hang out outside of school on several different occasions.
What is the smoke park?
Xiomara's most prized possession
What is her journal?
Identify the device.
"I thought tenth grade would be different but I still feel like a lone shrimp in a stream where too many are searching for someone with a soft shell to peel apart and crush."
What is a simile?
This is the item that Xiomara's mother destroys in part 3.
What is her journal?
I am Xiomara's best friend since we were babies.
Who is Caridad?
The class where Xiomara and Aman first meet.
What is biology?
Xiomara's favorite snack
What is an apple?
Identify the device.
"My brother was born a soft whistle: quiet, barely stirring the air... But I was born all the hurricane he needed."
What is metaphor?
Who is Ms. Galiano?
You could consider me Xiomara's first love.
Who is Aman?
Instead of going to confirmation class, Xiomara starts going here.
What is poetry club?
Aman's favorite winter sport
What is ice skating?
Identify the device.
"It happens when I'm at bodegas. It happens when I'm at school. It happens when I'm on the train."
What is repetition or anaphora?
She eats lunch in the photography room and wears vibrant outfits.
Who is Isabel?
I attend a special genius school and skipped a grade.
Who is "twin" or Xavier?
Where Xiomara goes after she runs away from her parents.
What is Aman's house?
What Xiomara must kneel on after she gets caught kissing Aman.
What is dried rice?
Identify the device.
"Harlem is opening its eyes to September"
What is personification?
Before he became a priest, Father Sean did this.
What is boxed or fought?
Un hombre serio
Who is Papi/Xiomara's dad?
Where Xiomara's mother allows her to go with Xavier and Caridad while she is still grounded.
What is open mic night?
Xiomara's mother gives her this for Christmas.
What is her baby bracelet with the words "Mi Hija" engraved on it?
Identify the device.
"If Medusa was Dominican and had a daughter, I think I'd be her."
What is allusion?
The person who asks Xiomara to dance at the party after her poetry slam performance.
Who is Papi?