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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1943, Langston Hughes began publishing stories about what character who was an everyday black man in Harlem and offered musings on topical issues of the day?
(a) Daniel P. Everybody.
(b) Jesse B. Semple.
(c) John Q. Public.
(d) Robert R. Average.

2. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Dave.
(b) Steve.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) John.

3. Who is the author of "God's Trombones"?
(a) James Weldon Johnson.
(b) Evelyn Waugh.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

4. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Charles.
(c) Earl.
(d) Raul.

5. Wesley says in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone" that if his friend "drops out and gets a J.O.B., he won't have any time to work on" what?
(a) His car.
(b) His painting.
(c) His songs.
(d) His degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Devon sneak off to when he tells his friends he's going to basketball practice in "Devon Hope"?

2. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?

3. When was Langston Hughes born?

4. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?

5. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is mirror imagery used symbolically in the narrative?

2. What inner self does Diondra reveal in "Diondra Jordan"? What is her first poem about?

3. What project does Tanisha ask Mr. Ward about in "Tanisha Scott"? What does her poem describe?

4. Who does Lupe call after breaking up with her boyfriend in "Lupe"? What do they discuss?

5. What interaction do Janelle and Judianne have in the bathroom in "Janelle"?

6. What commentary does Tyrone contribute after Lupe reads "El Noche"?

7. How is Sterling different from the other characters in the narrative?

8. How does Diondra feel when her artwork is exposed in "Diondra"?

9. What passion drives Devon in "Devon Hope"? Where does he spend his time?

10. How does Tanisha describe herself in "Tanisha Scott"?

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