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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Ska.
(b) Bebop.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Gospel.

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

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

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

9. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?
(a) Chankara's.
(b) Sheila's.
(c) Diondra's.
(d) Tanisha's.

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

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

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

13. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Detergent.
(b) Hydrogen peroxide.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Paint thinner.

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

15. 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 football player.
(b) A hip-hop star.
(c) A basketball player.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

2. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?

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

4. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?

5. What is the name of the English teacher who encourages the students in the book?

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