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

2. Who sends Lupe a note to ask if she's okay in "Lupe"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Raul.

3. Who does Judianne say every boy in school has a crush on in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) Chankara Troupe.
(b) Tanisha Scott.
(c) Gloria Martinez.
(d) Diondra Jordan.

4. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?
(a) "Piercing Gaze."
(b) "Booted words."
(c) "Sinister Intentions."
(d) "Vocal Knife."

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?
(a) The Civil Rights Era.
(b) The Black Breakthrough.
(c) The Manhattan Jazz Years.
(d) The Harlem Renaissance.

6. In "Leslie Lucas," Leslie claims she likes Sheryl Crow while the other kids at her school like who?
(a) Beyonce.
(b) Lauryn Hill.
(c) Janet Jackson.
(d) Queen Latifah.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Leslie say she grew up in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Westchester County.
(b) Humboldt County.
(c) King County.
(d) Riverside County.

12. What is Lupe's last name?
(a) Diaz.
(b) Ramos.
(c) Algarin.
(d) Rodriguez.

13. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) The Mormon Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) First Church of Christ.
(d) Al Hamid Mosque.

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

15. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?
(a) "American."
(b) "Human."
(c) "New Yorker."
(d) "My body."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wesley say his friend wants to be, but doesn't think he'll live long enough to achieve it in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

2. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

3. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?

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

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