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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Tanisha elect to draw portraits for a group project in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Janelle.
(d) Diondra.

3. Whose poem does Janelle say she cannot get out of her head in "Janelle"?
(a) Judianne's.
(b) Porscha's.
(c) Sheila's.
(d) Tanisha's.

4. What basketball team member brushes Devon off when he suggests he read poetry in "Devon"?
(a) Jim.
(b) Brad.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mike.

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

6. When was Langston Hughes born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1894.

7. In "Wesley Bad Boy Boone," Wesley says he has the longest list of excuses for missing what?
(a) Money.
(b) School.
(c) Homework.
(d) His girlfriend.

8. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?
(a) Sheila's.
(b) Chankara's.
(c) Diondra's.
(d) Tanisha's.

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

10. The author describes painting a ribbon of what "on your windowsill" in "If"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Night.
(d) Fortune.

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

12. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Reynolds.
(b) Smith.
(c) Hope.
(d) Martin.

13. Who is the author of "God's Trombones"?
(a) James Weldon Johnson.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

14. What is the name of Gloria's baby?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Selena.
(c) Maria.
(d) Angel.

15. Diondra says that her dad is not enthused about her artwork and wishes she'd do what instead, in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Go to the library.
(b) Play basketball.
(c) Play with her dolls.
(d) Go outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diondra says that she likes drawing portraits in what medium in "Diondra Jordan"?

2. What has long been something of an "outsider" art form that exists somewhere outside the mainstream, having been conceived in the 1920s by African-Americans?

3. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?

4. What is one thing "these ladies know how to do" according to Tyrone in his commentary of "El Noche"?

5. What refers to a famous time period in American history in which black writers, artists and musicians showcased their work in New York City?

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