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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old does the poet say he was when he looked to heaven in "Doubtless"?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.
2. What musical instrument did Steve's dad play when he was Steve's age, in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Piano.
(b) Drums.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Harmonica.
3. Where does Janelle work as a tutor in "Janelle"?
(a) The high school.
(b) The middle school.
(c) The public library.
(d) A private school.
4. What does Porscha say she's doing as soon as she turns twenty-one in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Getting a new job.
(b) Changing her name.
(c) Getting a new car.
(d) Moving out of state.
5. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) The flu.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Swine flu.
(d) Chicken pox.
6. Sheila says that if anybody had to catch her, she's glad it was who in "Sheila"?
(a) Judianne.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Raynard.
7. From whose point of view is the Epilogue written?
(a) Janelle's.
(b) Mai Tren's.
(c) Tyrone's.
(d) Mr. Ward's.
8. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) North Carolina State.
(b) New York University.
(c) University of Maine.
(d) Harvard University.
9. "Bronx Masquerade" was named the Coretta Scott King Award book in what year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.
10. Who does Tyrone say got into the paper in his commentary after the poem "The Door"?
(a) Diondra.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Janelle.
(d) Porscha.
11. What does Amy say her religious beliefs are in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Christian.
12. In the poem "Imagine," the author writes of "yesterday's sunset dripping" what kind of light?
(a) Ultraviolet.
(b) Tangerine.
(c) Mango.
(d) Irridescent.
13. In "Ode to Stone," the author writes "Let me be _____ / and I promise / I'll show you how to take / a shellacking."
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Obsidian.
(c) Marble.
(d) Granite.
14. Amy claims her name is like her how in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Plain.
(b) Petite.
(c) Chubby.
(d) Difficult.
15. What did Diondra's father find laying out last night in "Diondra"?
(a) Newspaper clippings.
(b) Yurt catalogs.
(c) Old photographs.
(d) Art school brochures.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who tells Steve ""Maybe your father's dream wasn't really in his heart. If a dream is in your heart, you never lose it" in "Steve Ericson"?
2. What does Sheila want to change her name to in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
3. Who does Janelle say asked her to marry him yesterday in "Janelle"?
4. What does the poet write "is not a crime" in the poem "Doubtless"?
5. How long did it take a bully to make Porscha finally lose her restraint in "Porscha Johnson"?
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