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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet write "is not a crime" in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) Love.
(b) Joy.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Basketball.

2. In the poem "Imagine," the author writes of "yesterday's sunset dripping" what kind of light?
(a) Mango.
(b) Irridescent.
(c) Ultraviolet.
(d) Tangerine.

3. "Bronx Masquerade" was named the Coretta Scott King Award book in what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2004.

4. Who does Tyrone say got into the paper in his commentary after the poem "The Door"?
(a) Janelle.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Porscha.

5. Porscha says that it's amazing how easy it is to get what in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) A bad reputation.
(b) Unhealthy food.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A car loan.

6. How long ago did Steve's dad announce the family was moving in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 9 days.

7. What does Raynard say has always come easier for him than words in "Raynard Patterson"?
(a) Music.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Violence.
(d) Emotions.

8. How many more years of high school does Steve have to go in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Half a year.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. What did Diondra slip a drawing of into her dad's easy chair before leaving for school in "Diondra"?
(a) Sammy Sosa.
(b) B.B. King.
(c) Bo Jackson.
(d) Michael Jackson.

10. Who does Porscha say came close to killing her more than once in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

11. In "Ode to Stone," the author writes "Let me be _____ / and I promise / I'll show you how to take / a shellacking."
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Granite.
(c) Obsidian.
(d) Marble.

12. In Tyrone's commentary on the poem "Doubtless," he says that he doesn't have any what in his crew?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) White boys.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Women.

13. What does the author imagine behind her eye in the poem "Imagine"?
(a) Memories.
(b) Computer circuitry.
(c) The universe.
(d) Her brain.

14. Amy claims her name is like her how in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Petite.
(c) Plain.
(d) Chubby.

15. What does Mr. Ward tell Tyrone he plans to do with the videotape of the poems in "Tyrone"?
(a) Get it on t.v.
(b) Enter it in a national contest.
(c) Sell copies online.
(d) Show them to his next class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last line of "The Door"?

2. Who yells "Y'all got me to thank! Remember that!" for Open Mike Fridays in the assembly at the end of the school year?

3. Who did Lupe have her first date with over the weekend in "Lupe"?

4. What is the clean drawer labeled in the poem "Imagine"?

5. How old is the person who asked Janelle to marry him in "Janelle"?

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