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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Manhattan Jazz Years.
(d) The Civil Rights Era.

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

3. Whose poem does Janelle say she cannot get out of her head in "Janelle"?
(a) Porscha's.
(b) Sheila's.
(c) Tanisha's.
(d) Judianne's.

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

5. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Smith.
(b) Reynolds.
(c) Hope.
(d) Martin.

6. Who does Judianne say she has "a thing for" in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Raynard.

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

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

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

10. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?
(a) Imamu Amiri Baraka.
(b) Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
(c) Mirza Alakbar Sabir.
(d) Abdul Rahman Munif.

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

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

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

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

15. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?
(a) Raul.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Steve.
(d) Sterling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

2. What is the buoy called in the poem "Common Ground"?

3. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?

4. What refers to a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody?

5. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

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