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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. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(b) Jupiter Hammon.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Maya Angelou.

2. In "Wesley Bad Boy Boone," Wesley says he has the longest list of excuses for missing what?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) School.
(c) Homework.
(d) Money.

3. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) 145th and Broadway.
(b) 151st and Amsterdam Ave.
(c) Lenox and 7th.
(d) Malcolm X Blvd and 128th.

4. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Judianne's.
(b) Sheila's.
(c) Porscha's.
(d) Tanisha's.

5. What team does Devon say they are playing tonight in "Devon"?
(a) Bronx Science.
(b) Camden.
(c) St. Mary's.
(d) Cherry Hill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?

3. How tall is Diondra Jordan?

4. In "Leslie Lucas," Leslie claims she likes Sheryl Crow while the other kids at her school like who?

5. In "El Noche," the author writes of the earth being hollow as a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Janelle have a crush on? How does she compare herself to this individual in "Janelle Battle"?

5. How does Gloria describe her life in "Gloria Martinez"?

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

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

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

9. What do Diondra and Devon represent archetypically in the narrative? What drives their characters?

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

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