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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?

2. Who sends Lupe a note to ask if she's okay in "Lupe"?

3. Janelle wishes she were tall and elegant like who, in "Janelle Battle"?

4. Who wrote the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

5. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lupe describe her home life in "Lupe"? What is the poem "Brown Hands" about?

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

3. What is described in the poem "D-Train"?

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

5. What similarities do Devon and Tanisha share?

6. What commentary does Tyrone contribute after Lupe reads "El Noche"?

7. Who does Janelle have a crush on? How does she compare herself to this individual in "Janelle Battle"?

8. Who does Lupe call after breaking up with her boyfriend in "Lupe"? What do they discuss?

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

10. Who notices Devon's secret passion in "Devon Hope"? What does she do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss metaphor and simile in the poems "Bruised Love" and "Zorro." What do the metaphors achieve?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the unique role of Tyrone in the narrative. Why is Tyrone the only character who has commentary after each reading? How does his commentary serve the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the rhyme and meter of "If" and "Bronx Masquerade." Do the poems have a set structure or are they free-form? What effect do the structures have?

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