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

2. In Tyrone's commentary following Diondra's poem "If," he says "If the sista read any faster, I'd be looking for her" what?
(a) Books on tape.
(b) Source of powers.
(c) Supergirl cape.
(d) X-ray glasses.

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

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

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

6. In 1943, Langston Hughes began publishing stories about what character who was an everyday black man in Harlem and offered musings on topical issues of the day?
(a) Daniel P. Everybody.
(b) John Q. Public.
(c) Jesse B. Semple.
(d) Robert R. Average.

7. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(d) Jupiter Hammon.

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

9. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?
(a) "Booted words."
(b) "Piercing Gaze."
(c) "Sinister Intentions."
(d) "Vocal Knife."

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

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

12. Who wrote the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Taylor Caldwell.
(c) Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
(d) Margaret Mitchell.

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

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

15. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Raynard.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Mr. Ward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?

2. What team does Devon say they are playing tonight in "Devon"?

3. Who poured a cupful of honey on Sterling's new shoes in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

4. What does Tanisha say Tyrone calls her in "Tanisha Scott"?

5. What refers to a famous time period in American history in which black writers, artists and musicians showcased their work in New York City?

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