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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 "Self-Portrait: A Poem for my Father," the author writes "Love is not me being who" what?
(a) "You want."
(b) "I wish to be."
(c) "The world wants."
(d) "Everyone remembers."

2. Who does Porscha refer to as "Miss Shyness herself" in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Amy.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Janelle.
(d) Sheila.

3. Who is always the first one to read his poetry on Open Mike Fridays if given the chance, according to Porscha in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Devon.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Sterling.

4. Lupe says that she wants to go to college far from who and his drinking buddies in "Lupe"?
(a) Berto.
(b) Victor.
(c) Rodrigo.
(d) Javier.

5. 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) Raul.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Tyrone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last line of "The Door"?

2. Who says jealousy is a waste of energy in "Amy Moscowitz"?

3. Lupe think that she wants to be what when she finishes school in "Lupe"?

4. What color hair does Sheila Gamberoni have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raynard feel about schoolwork in "Raynard Patterson"?

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

3. Where does Lupe say she wants to go to college in "Lupe"? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is foreshadowed in Diondra's poem "Self-Portrait: A Poem for My Father"?

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