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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who Porscha Johnson beat up?
(a) Charmayne.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Angelina.
(d) Lucy.

2. How long ago did Steve's dad announce the family was moving in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. What does the author imagine behind her eye in the poem "Imagine"?
(a) Memories.
(b) The universe.
(c) Computer circuitry.
(d) Her brain.

4. Who does Tyrone refer to as "skinny, bleach-blond" in "Tyrone"?
(a) Diondra.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Steve.

5. What does Raynard say has always come easier for him than words in "Raynard Patterson"?
(a) Violence.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Music.

6. Sheila says that if anybody had to catch her, she's glad it was who in "Sheila"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Judianne.

7. Porscha describes slamming her lunch tray down on the table across from who in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Sheila and Amy.
(b) Tyrone and Diondra.
(c) Leslie and Chankara.
(d) Judianne and Tanisha.

8. Who is listed as the author of "What's in a Name"?
(a) Amy Moscowitz.
(b) Diondra Jordan.
(c) Natalina Gamberoni.
(d) Leslie Lucas.

9. Who did Lupe have her first date with over the weekend in "Lupe"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Raul.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Sterling.

10. What does the newspaper headline say which Mr. Ward brings and shows the class?
(a) "Inner City Gold."
(b) "Youthful Talent."
(c) "Creativity Thrives in Poor Neighborhood."
(d) "Student Poets Bloom in the Bronx."

11. What is the clean drawer labeled in the poem "Imagine"?
(a) Manana.
(b) Future.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Yesterday.

12. How many syllables does the author write of in "Private Puzzle"?
(a) 6.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 4.

13. What does the poet write "is not a crime" in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Love.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Joy.

14. In "Self-Portrait: A Poem for my Father," the author writes "Your definition [of love] is a" what?
(a) Universe.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Blender.
(d) Whirlpool.

15. What does Raynard say is his mother's favorite saying in "Raynard Patterson"?
(a) "Like a knife through butter."
(b) "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
(c) "Finish what you start."
(d) "Rise and shine."

Short Answer Questions

1. In his commentary after the poem "The Door," Tyrone says he was quoted in the newspaper saying "our poetry gives us" what?

2. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?

3. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?

4. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?

5. In his commentary on "Ode to Stone," Tyrone says "Man! That girl is as cold as" what?

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