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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. How long ago did Steve's dad announce the family was moving in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 9 days.

2. What did Diondra slip a drawing of into her dad's easy chair before leaving for school in "Diondra"?
(a) Sammy Sosa.
(b) B.B. King.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Bo Jackson.

3. How long has it been since Sheila's dad took over the pizza parlor from her uncle in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. Whose walk does Sheila attempt to imitate in "Sheila"?
(a) Tanisha's.
(b) Porscha's.
(c) Gloria's.
(d) Amy's.

5. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) "They're portable."
(b) "They are so powerful."
(c) "They come and go."
(d) "They are forgotten."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "The Door," the author asks if the reader's heart is like what, too?

2. Where was author Nikki Grimes born?

3. What does Porscha say she's doing as soon as she turns twenty-one in "Porscha Johnson"?

4. What does Amy say her religious beliefs are in "Amy Moscowitz"?

5. What sister does Lupe say she'll miss when she goes away to college in "Lupe"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tyrone relate about the newspaper article after the reading of "The Door"?

2. What does Sheila say she wants to change her name to in "Sheila Gamberoni"? What is the reaction of the teacher and class?

3. What does Diondra's father become furious about in "Diondra"? What does she leave him in the hopes he will begin to understand her?

4. What is Amy's greatest fear? How does she describe this metaphorically in "Ode to Stone"?

5. What do each of the poets contribute to the poem "News at Five"?

6. Who is Amy envious of in "Amy Moscowitz"? Who gives Amy advice about jealousy?

7. What determination is expressed in "Doubtless"? How does this reflect Steve's life?

8. How does Porscha learn to express herself in poetry through "A Letter to My Mother"?

9. What metaphors does Janelle use in the poem "The Door"?

10. Why does Amy say she became tough in "Amy Moscowitz"?

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