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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) Chicago Theatre.
(b) Broadway Theatre.
(c) The Apollo.
(d) Ford's Theatre.

2. What book does Janelle slip onto Devon's desk in "Devon Hope"?
(a) The Panther & the Lash.
(b) The Jungle Book.
(c) The Holy Bible.
(d) The Rose That Grew From Concrete.

3. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) One hundred percent.
(b) A perfect midterm.
(c) Honesty.
(d) An essay.

4. Wesley says in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone" that if his friend "drops out and gets a J.O.B., he won't have any time to work on" what?
(a) His songs.
(b) His degree.
(c) His painting.
(d) His car.

5. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Tanisha.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Sheila.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who poured a cupful of honey on Sterling's new shoes in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

2. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?

3. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?

4. In 1943, Langston Hughes began publishing stories about what character who was an everyday black man in Harlem and offered musings on topical issues of the day?

5. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspires Devon to become open about his passions in "Devon"?

2. What passion drives Devon in "Devon Hope"? Where does he spend his time?

3. What is described in the poem "D-Train"?

4. What motivations drive the character of Raul?

5. What do Janelle and Judianne represent archetypically in the narrative? How are they alike?

6. How is Sterling different from the other characters in the narrative?

7. What inner self does Diondra reveal in "Diondra Jordan"? What is her first poem about?

8. How does Lupe describe her home life in "Lupe"? What is the poem "Brown Hands" about?

9. What is the premise of "Bronx Masquerade"? What story is related through the narrative?

10. How does Tanisha describe herself in "Tanisha Scott"?

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