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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Amy say thinks she's so tough she doesn't need anyone in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Mr. Ward.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

2. What musical instrument did Steve's dad play when he was Steve's age, in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Drums.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Piano.

3. Who is Raynard Patterson's cousin?
(a) Amy.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Sterling.

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

5. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) The flu.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Swine flu.

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

7. Where did Steve's dad's family move when he was Steve's age, causing him to stop playing in a band in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Boston.
(b) Binghamton.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

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

10. Who is listed as the author of "What's in a Name"?
(a) Natalina Gamberoni.
(b) Diondra Jordan.
(c) Leslie Lucas.
(d) Amy Moscowitz.

11. What sister does Lupe say she'll miss when she goes away to college in "Lupe"?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Christina.

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

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

14. Who does Sheila write must love puzzles in "Private Puzzle"?
(a) Inmates.
(b) God.
(c) The president.
(d) Bankers.

15. Sheila says that if anybody had to catch her, she's glad it was who in "Sheila"?
(a) Judianne.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Raynard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lupe's niece whom she adores?

2. What does the author imagine behind her eye in the poem "Imagine"?

3. What does Tyrone say Mr. Ward gave each of the students in the class in "Tyrone"?

4. What does Raynard say has always come easier for him than words in "Raynard Patterson"?

5. What does the author of write in the final line after "P.S." in "A Letter to my Mother"?

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