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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. Who tells Lupe that she envies her in "Lupe"?

2. What is the name of the girl who Porscha Johnson beat up?

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

4. Who does Porscha say came close to killing her more than once in "Porscha Johnson"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose perspective is the "Epilogue" written? How is she described?

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

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

4. What kind of poem is performed by Tyrone, Wesley and Sterling in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze alliteration and assonance in "Message to a Friend." How do these techniques create an aesthetic sound to the work?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the imagery and symbolism in the poem "Common Ground." What does the earth represent in the poem?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Chankara and Raul in the narrative. What motivations drive each of these characters?

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