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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "God's Trombones"?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) James Weldon Johnson.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Evelyn Waugh.

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

3. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) 145th and Broadway.
(b) 151st and Amsterdam Ave.
(c) Lenox and 7th.
(d) Malcolm X Blvd and 128th.

4. What is one thing "these ladies know how to do" according to Tyrone in his commentary of "El Noche"?
(a) Be soft and strong.
(b) Be sassy and confrontational.
(c) Be spiteful and mean.
(d) Be warm and tender.

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

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

7. Who poured a cupful of honey on Sterling's new shoes in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Devon.
(c) Leon.
(d) Raul.

8. Who does Sterling say has some direction in his life even if he "sounds like a thug in training" in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Raynard.
(b) Raul.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Wesley.

9. What basketball team member brushes Devon off when he suggests he read poetry in "Devon"?
(a) Brad.
(b) Jim.
(c) Tom.
(d) Mike.

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

11. What is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) How to play bridge.
(b) How to garden.
(c) How to sew.
(d) How to clean.

12. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Saint.
(b) Reverand.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Pope.

13. Janelle wishes she were tall and elegant like who, in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Tanisha.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Diondra.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

2. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?

3. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?

4. Tanisha claims that she's so tired of people making a big deal over her good what in "Tanisha Scott"?

5. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?

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