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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who catches Sheila's eye and shakes her head before going back to a drawing in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
(a) Diondra.
(b) Chankara.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Porscha.

2. What does Tyrone say the room sounded like after the reading of "What's in a Name"?
(a) A cave.
(b) A library.
(c) A tomb.
(d) A dance hall.

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

4. Who does Tyrone say is right in thinking something is wrong with Sheila in "Tyrone"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Raul.
(c) Mr. Ward.
(d) Judianne.

5. In his commentary on "Ode to Stone," Tyrone says "Man! That girl is as cold as" what?
(a) "The ice in my freezer."
(b) "A canadian winter."
(c) "The arctic tundra."
(d) "The snow on the ground."

6. What is the last line of "The Door"?
(a) "Happy times."
(b) "Different on the other side."
(c) "Peel away."
(d) "Away with the wind."

7. Steve says that his mom still can't get past his wearing what in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) A suit.
(b) A watch.
(c) An earring.
(d) A tie.

8. What does the newspaper headline say which Mr. Ward brings and shows the class?
(a) "Creativity Thrives in Poor Neighborhood."
(b) "Student Poets Bloom in the Bronx."
(c) "Youthful Talent."
(d) "Inner City Gold."

9. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) North Carolina State.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) New York University.
(d) University of Maine.

10. Where did Steve's dad say the family was moving to in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Oak Park.
(b) Greenly Village.
(c) Rogersville.
(d) Yorktown Heights.

11. What is the name of Lupe's niece whom she adores?
(a) Angelica.
(b) Sara.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Maria.

12. Where does Lupe say she went to study this afternoon in "Lupe"?
(a) Gloria's.
(b) Leslie's.
(c) Janelle's.
(d) Tanisha's.

13. Who did Lupe have her first date with over the weekend in "Lupe"?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Raul.

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

15. What does the author of write in the final line after "P.S." in "A Letter to my Mother"?
(a) "Good-bye."
(b) "Have a happy life."
(c) "Forever is such a long time."
(d) "You will never see me again."

Short Answer Questions

1. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?

2. How long did it take a bully to make Porscha finally lose her restraint in "Porscha Johnson"?

3. In the poem "The Door," the author asks if the reader's heart is like what, too?

4. In "Self-Portrait: A Poem for my Father," the author writes that she is what?

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

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