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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "El Noche," the author writes of the earth being hollow as a what?
(a) Coconut.
(b) Bell.
(c) Flute.
(d) Tunnel.

2. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?
(a) Women of the Harlem Renaissance.
(b) World War II.
(c) New York City history.
(d) The American Revolution.

3. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Tanisha's.
(b) Judianne's.
(c) Porscha's.
(d) Sheila's.

4. What refers to a famous time period in American history in which black writers, artists and musicians showcased their work in New York City?
(a) The Civil Rights Era.
(b) The Manhattan Jazz Years.
(c) The Harlem Renaissance.
(d) The Black Breakthrough.

5. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Raynard.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Tyrone.

6. What is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) How to play bridge.
(b) How to clean.
(c) How to garden.
(d) How to sew.

7. What team does Devon say they are playing tonight in "Devon"?
(a) Bronx Science.
(b) St. Mary's.
(c) Cherry Hill.
(d) Camden.

8. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) AIDS.

9. What color eyes does Tanisha Scott have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

10. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Earl.
(c) Steve.
(d) Raul.

11. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?
(a) Red.
(b) Watercolor.
(c) Thornless.
(d) Long stem.

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

13. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Bagpipes.
(b) Organ.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Trumpet.

14. What is the name of the English teacher who encourages the students in the book?
(a) Mr. Boone.
(b) Mr. Ward.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Jones.

15. In the poem "Mirror, Mirror," the author describes who meeting in the mirror?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?

2. The author describes painting a ribbon of what "on your windowsill" in "If"?

3. Who wrote the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

4. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?

5. Who does Judianne say every boy in school has a crush on in "Judianne Alexander"?

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