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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 "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Denver.

2. When was Langston Hughes born?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1902.

3. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?
(a) Steven.
(b) Samson.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Sanford.

4. 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 songs.
(c) His degree.
(d) His painting.

5. What "infantile game" does Sterling say the guys at school are always trying to draw him into in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Basketball.
(b) The Dozens.
(c) Four square.
(d) Butts up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leslie say she grew up in "Leslie Lucas"?

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

3. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?

4. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

5. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Leslie describe her life in "Leslie Lucas"? Why doesn't she feel she fits in?

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

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

6. What do Janelle and Judianne represent archetypically in the narrative? How are they alike?

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

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

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

10. What led up to the friendship between Leslie and Porscha in the narrative?

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