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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Lupe say she broke up with last night in "Lupe"?
(a) Marco.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Raynard.

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

4. What friend of Tanisha's does she say is also light-skinned in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Judianne.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Porscha.
(d) Gloria.

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

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

7. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Bagpipes.
(b) Organ.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Guitar.

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

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

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

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

12. How many brothers does Sterling S. Hughes have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Lupe a note to ask if she's okay in "Lupe"?

2. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?

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. What was Sterling's little brother suffering from when his mom prayed and he became better in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

5. What does the author claim to be by way of metaphor in the poem "Inside"?

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