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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) Steve.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Diondra.

2. What does the author imagine behind her eye in the poem "Imagine"?
(a) The universe.
(b) Her brain.
(c) Computer circuitry.
(d) Memories.

3. What does Mr. Ward tell Tyrone he plans to do with the videotape of the poems in "Tyrone"?
(a) Enter it in a national contest.
(b) Show them to his next class.
(c) Sell copies online.
(d) Get it on t.v.

4. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Words.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Hope.

5. What is the name of Lupe's niece whom she adores?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Sara.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Janelle say asked her to marry him yesterday in "Janelle"?

2. What does Tyrone say Mr. Ward gave each of the students in the class in "Tyrone"?

3. In "A Letter to my Mother," the author writes of her mother having what in her arm?

4. Who does Tyrone say is right in thinking something is wrong with Sheila in "Tyrone"?

5. What does Tyrone say the room sounded like after the reading of "What's in a Name"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Porscha's character represent symbolically in the narrative? How does her character relate to Chankara's?

3. What happens at the assembly at the end of the school year, as described by Tyrone?

4. What is Sheila caught doing by Wesley in "Sheila"? What is her reaction?

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

6. What does Wesley say to Sheila which makes her reconsider changing herself in "Sheila"? How does she express this in "Private Puzzle"?

7. How are the characters of Sheila and Tanisha similar? How are they different?

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

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

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

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