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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 soft and strong.
(c) Be warm and tender.
(d) Be spiteful and mean.

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

5. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Porscha Johnson.
(b) Sheila Gamberoni.
(c) Diondra Jordan.
(d) Amy Moscowitz.

6. Who was the author of "Home to Harlem" in 1928?
(a) T.S.Eliot.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Claude McKay.
(d) Carl Sandburg.

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

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

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

10. Tanisha claims that she's so tired of people making a big deal over her good what in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Nails.
(b) Brain.
(c) Hair.
(d) Skin.

11. 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"?
(a) A hip-hop star.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A basketball player.
(d) A football player.

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

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

14. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) "Battle of the Bulge."
(b) "The Jiggle Queen."
(c) "Shamu the Whale."
(d) "Muffin Top."

15. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Halle.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Kiara.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friend of Tanisha's does she say is also light-skinned in "Tanisha Scott"?

2. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins in "Tanisha Scott"?

3. Who does Lupe say she broke up with last night in "Lupe"?

4. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

5. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?

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