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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Quincy Troupe.
(c) Claude McKay.
(d) Dylan Thomas.

2. What is one thing "these ladies know how to do" according to Tyrone in his commentary of "El Noche"?
(a) Be sassy and confrontational.
(b) Be warm and tender.
(c) Be soft and strong.
(d) Be spiteful and mean.

3. Who does Devon claim is a "gangsta in sheep's clothing" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Raul.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Sterling.

4. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A science teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An auto mechanic.

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

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

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

8. Who does Leslie claim "has the reputation for being a little touched in the head" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Gloria Martinez.
(b) Porscha Johnson.
(c) Tyrone Bittings.
(d) Raul Ramirez.

9. What does Tanisha say Tyrone calls her in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) "Sweet pea."
(b) "Caramel cutie."
(c) "Honey bear."
(d) "Dark chocolate."

10. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?
(a) Sanford.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Samson.
(d) Steven.

11. Who wrote the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Margaret Mitchell.
(c) Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
(d) Taylor Caldwell.

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

13. Who does Sterling say has some direction in his life even if he "sounds like a thug in training" in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Raynard.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Raul.

14. Janelle wishes she were tall and elegant like who, in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Tanisha.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Diondra.
(d) Gloria.

15. How tall is Diondra Jordan?
(a) 5'6".
(b) 6'2".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'9".

Short Answer Questions

1. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?

2. Where does Devon sneak off to when he tells his friends he's going to basketball practice in "Devon Hope"?

3. In "Leslie Lucas," Leslie claims she likes Sheryl Crow while the other kids at her school like who?

4. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?

5. What is the name of Gloria's baby?

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