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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) World War II.
(c) Women of the Harlem Renaissance.
(d) New York City history.

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

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

6. Tyrone says that his dad didn't make it to what age because he was killed in a drive-by shooting in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 30.
(d) 27.

7. What book does Janelle slip onto Devon's desk in "Devon Hope"?
(a) The Rose That Grew From Concrete.
(b) The Jungle Book.
(c) The Holy Bible.
(d) The Panther & the Lash.

8. In "Leslie Lucas," Leslie claims she likes Sheryl Crow while the other kids at her school like who?
(a) Janet Jackson.
(b) Beyonce.
(c) Queen Latifah.
(d) Lauryn Hill.

9. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?
(a) "Skinny nerd."
(b) "Thug."
(c) "Dumb jock."
(d) "Poor kid."

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

11. In the poem "Mirror, Mirror," the author describes who meeting in the mirror?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Enemies.

12. In "Wesley Bad Boy Boone," Wesley says he has the longest list of excuses for missing what?
(a) School.
(b) Homework.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) Money.

13. 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) Gospel.
(c) Bebop.
(d) Reggae.

14. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Judianne's.
(b) Tanisha's.
(c) Sheila's.
(d) Porscha's.

15. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Langston Hughes born?

2. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?

3. Diondra says that her dad is not enthused about her artwork and wishes she'd do what instead, in "Diondra Jordan"?

4. How many brothers does Sterling S. Hughes have?

5. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?

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