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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. For what does Jazmin ask the people in the park?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A pen.
(c) Money to buy paper.
(d) Paper.

2. To what does Jazmin compare the art of writing her poems?
(a) Digging through trash.
(b) Painting.
(c) Shaping clay.
(d) Writing music.

3. Where does Jazmin like to sit?
(a) On her deck.
(b) On her couch.
(c) On her windowseat.
(d) On her stoop.

4. How old is CeCe when Jazmin is born?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. Where do Jazmin's visions come to life?
(a) On the stoop.
(b) In her apartment.
(c) At school.
(d) In libraries and bookstores.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which photo of Jabari made Jazmin laugh?

2. What type of jeans did Jazmin wear?

3. What does Jazmin say it is wrong to sell?

4. What does CeCe not allow in her apartment?

5. What color was Jazmin's father's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jazmin like the stoop?

2. Why is it that Jazmin says that CeCe is so good at poker?

3. How does Jazmin dress when she hopes to attract male attention?

4. What phrase is it that Jazmin believes she'll have to go through life saying?

5. How does Jazmin say Amsterdam Avenue will fool you?

6. Why does Jazmin think that Jabari is lucky?

7. Why does CeCe tell Jazmin she is beautiful?

8. How does Jazmin describe the Garden of Eden Bar and Grill?

9. What does Jazmin mean when she says that words are like mist?

10. What are Jazmin's parents arguing about the night before she is born?

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