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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Denver.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Tokyo.

2. What refers to a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody?
(a) Ska.
(b) Gospel.
(c) Bebop.
(d) Reggae.

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

4. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?
(a) "Poor kid."
(b) "Dumb jock."
(c) "Skinny nerd."
(d) "Thug."

5. Where does Devon sneak off to when he tells his friends he's going to basketball practice in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Church.
(b) The police station.
(c) A park.
(d) The library.

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

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

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

9. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Ossining.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) New Jersey.

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

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

12. With what other girls did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if they could do a group project?
(a) Diondra and Janelle.
(b) Lupe and Chankara.
(c) Porscha and Amy.
(d) Chankara and Porscha.

13. What name does Devon claim everyone calls him in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Penalty Shot.
(b) Jump Shot.
(c) Hail Mary.
(d) Free Throw.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?

2. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?

3. 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?

4. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?

5. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?

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