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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say is the "key that lets you into me" in "The Door"?
(a) "Your heart."
(b) "Your eyes."
(c) "Your mouth."
(d) "Your ear."

2. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?
(a) Words.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Hope.

3. In "A Letter to my Mother," the author writes of her mother having what in her arm?
(a) A knife.
(b) An infection.
(c) A hypodermic needle.
(d) A sliver.

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

5. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?
(a) Money.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Studying.
(d) Wishing.

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

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

8. What color hair does Sheila Gamberoni have?
(a) Blond.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

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) Michael Jackson.
(d) Bo Jackson.

10. In "Self-Portrait: A Poem for my Father," the author writes "Your definition [of love] is a" what?
(a) Blender.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Universe.
(d) Whirlpool.

11. What is the clean drawer labeled in the poem "Imagine"?
(a) Future.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Manana.

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

13. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) "They're portable."
(b) "They come and go."
(c) "They are so powerful."
(d) "They are forgotten."

14. How many syllables does the author write of in "Private Puzzle"?
(a) 15.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 18.

15. Whose walk does Sheila attempt to imitate in "Sheila"?
(a) Amy's.
(b) Gloria's.
(c) Porscha's.
(d) Tanisha's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Steve say is sending a reporter to cover Open Mike Fridays in "Steve Ericson"?

2. Where does Lupe say she went to study this afternoon in "Lupe"?

3. Who does Porscha say tells her she has to learn to let people in in "Porscha Johnson"?

4. What does Sheila want to change her name to in "Sheila Gamberoni"?

5. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?

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