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

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

2. What caused the death of Porscha Johnson's mother in the narrative?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Drive-by shooting.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) Drug overdose.

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

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

5. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) "Thighs 'R' Us."
(b) "250 Pounds of Heaven."
(c) "Full Figured Goddess."
(d) "Bootylicious."

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

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

8. What is the buoy called in the poem "Common Ground"?
(a) Pride.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Love.
(d) Knowledge.

9. Who "believes in praying for everybody and giving them the benefit of the doubt" according to Devon in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Sterling.

10. Who "tries to act like he's not even interested in school, like there's no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate" in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Raul.
(d) Tyrone.

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

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

13. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Tanisha.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Janelle slip onto Devon's desk in "Devon Hope"?

2. Who does Judianne say every boy in school has a crush on in "Judianne Alexander"?

3. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?

4. In "El Noche," the author writes of the earth being hollow as a what?

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

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