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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Janelle wishes she were tall and elegant like who, in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Diondra.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Tanisha.
(d) Gloria.

2. Who does Judianne say she has "a thing for" in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) Raynard.
(b) Steve.
(c) Tyrone.
(d) Wesley.

3. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?
(a) Long stem.
(b) Thornless.
(c) Red.
(d) Watercolor.

4. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) The Apollo.
(b) Chicago Theatre.
(c) Ford's Theatre.
(d) Broadway Theatre.

5. Who sends Lupe a note to ask if she's okay in "Lupe"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Raul.
(d) Leslie.

6. With what other girls did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if they could do a group project?
(a) Lupe and Chankara.
(b) Chankara and Porscha.
(c) Porscha and Amy.
(d) Diondra and Janelle.

7. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) "Full Figured Goddess."
(b) "Thighs 'R' Us."
(c) "Bootylicious."
(d) "250 Pounds of Heaven."

8. What color eyes does Tanisha Scott have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

9. Who does Leslie claim "has the reputation for being a little touched in the head" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Porscha Johnson.
(b) Gloria Martinez.
(c) Tyrone Bittings.
(d) Raul Ramirez.

10. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Jupiter Hammon.

11. What is one thing "these ladies know how to do" according to Tyrone in his commentary of "El Noche"?
(a) Be soft and strong.
(b) Be sassy and confrontational.
(c) Be warm and tender.
(d) Be spiteful and mean.

12. How tall is Diondra Jordan?
(a) 6'2".
(b) 5'9".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'6".

13. In Tyrone's commentary following Diondra's poem "If," he says "If the sista read any faster, I'd be looking for her" what?
(a) Books on tape.
(b) X-ray glasses.
(c) Source of powers.
(d) Supergirl cape.

14. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Cancer.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Gunfire.

15. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?
(a) World War II.
(b) Women of the Harlem Renaissance.
(c) New York City history.
(d) The American Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

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

3. What does the author claim to be by way of metaphor in the poem "Inside"?

4. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?

5. What "infantile game" does Sterling say the guys at school are always trying to draw him into in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

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