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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. Who does Judianne say she has "a thing for" in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Tyrone.

2. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Martin.
(b) Reynolds.
(c) Hope.
(d) Smith.

3. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Steve.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Raul.

4. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) An auto mechanic.
(d) A science teacher.

5. Who "tries to act like he's not even interested in school, like there's no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate" in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Raul.
(d) Wesley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Devon say they are playing tonight in "Devon"?

2. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?

3. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?

4. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?

5. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tyrone describe his life in "Tyrone Bittings"?

2. How does Lupe describe her home life in "Lupe"? What is the poem "Brown Hands" about?

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

4. What similarities do Devon and Tanisha share?

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

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

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

8. How do Wesley's actions contribute to the establishment of Open Mike Fridays?

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

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

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