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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 Tyrone refer to as "skinny, bleach-blond" in "Tyrone"?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Diondra.
(d) Steve.

2. Who tells Steve ""Maybe your father's dream wasn't really in his heart. If a dream is in your heart, you never lose it" in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Raul.

3. Who yells "Y'all got me to thank! Remember that!" for Open Mike Fridays in the assembly at the end of the school year?
(a) Devon.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Raynard.

4. Who does Porscha say tells her she has to learn to let people in in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Mr. Ward.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Chankara.

5. Who does Janelle say asked her to marry him yesterday in "Janelle"?
(a) Jonh.
(b) Steve.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Jojo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Janelle work as a tutor in "Janelle"?

2. What job does Steve want to have one day in "Steve Ericson"?

3. Who does Sheila write must love puzzles in "Private Puzzle"?

4. In Tyrone's commentary on the poem "Doubtless," he says that he doesn't have any what in his crew?

5. How old does the poet say he was when he looked to heaven in "Doubtless"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mai Tren represent symbolically in the narrative?

3. What secret is revealed in Raynard Patterson's poem?

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

5. How has Janelle's self esteem changed in the narrative before she reads "The Door"?

6. What passion motivates Steve in "Steve Ericson"?

7. How has Lupe's focus changed in the narrative by the time she reads "Imagine"?

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

9. How does Sheila explain her desire to change her name in "Sheila Gamberoni" and her poem?

10. How does Porscha describe gaining her reputation in "Porscha Johnson"?

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