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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. Whose poem does Janelle say she cannot get out of her head in "Janelle"?
(a) Judianne's.
(b) Porscha's.
(c) Sheila's.
(d) Tanisha's.

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

3. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Dylan Thomas.
(b) Claude McKay.
(c) Quincy Troupe.
(d) Walt Whitman.

4. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?
(a) Women of the Harlem Renaissance.
(b) New York City history.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) World War II.

5. Who poured a cupful of honey on Sterling's new shoes in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Leon.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Raul.
(d) Devon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

3. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?

4. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?

5. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What similarities do Devon and Tanisha share?

3. How does Sterling describe himself in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

4. What is the premise of "Bronx Masquerade"? What story is related through the narrative?

5. How does Judianne describe herself in "Judianne Alexander"?

6. Who notices Devon's secret passion in "Devon Hope"? What does she do about it?

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

8. What motivations drive the character of Raul?

9. How does Wesley describe Tyrone in "Wesley 'Bad Boy' Boone"?

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

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