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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 is the only classmate Tyrone says got a closeup in the paper in the commentary after the poem "The Door"?

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

3. What did Diondra's father find laying out last night in "Diondra"?

4. What color hair does Sheila Gamberoni have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the character of Diondra view conditional and unconditional love?

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

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

4. What metaphors does Janelle use in the poem "The Door"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 role of Mr. Ward in the narrative. Why does Mr. Ward not have a monologue or poem in the narrative? How is he described by the characters?

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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