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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Tyrone's commentary on the poem "Doubtless," he says that he doesn't have any what in his crew?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Women.
(c) Chinese.
(d) White boys.

2. What setting is described in the poem "Ode to Stone"?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) Paris.
(c) Far Rockaway.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) The flu.
(d) Swine flu.

4. Who does Janelle say asked her to marry him yesterday in "Janelle"?
(a) Jonh.
(b) Steve.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Pepe.

5. Whose daughter does Amy envy in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Mr. Smith's.
(b) Mr. Ward's.
(c) Mr. Diaz's.
(d) Mr.Johnson's.

6. What did Diondra slip a drawing of into her dad's easy chair before leaving for school in "Diondra"?
(a) Sammy Sosa.
(b) Bo Jackson.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) B.B. King.

7. Where does Lupe say she went to study this afternoon in "Lupe"?
(a) Janelle's.
(b) Leslie's.
(c) Gloria's.
(d) Tanisha's.

8. Where did Steve's dad's family move when he was Steve's age, causing him to stop playing in a band in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Binghamton.
(c) Boston.
(d) Pittsburgh.

9. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?
(a) Good looks.
(b) Studying.
(c) Money.
(d) Wishing.

10. How many more years of high school does Steve have to go in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 2.
(b) Half a year.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. What does Chankara shove into Porscha's mouth in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Bread.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Ice cream.

12. What sister does Lupe say she'll miss when she goes away to college in "Lupe"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Christina.
(c) Maria.
(d) Patricia.

13. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Words.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Hope.

14. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) University of Maine.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) New York University.
(d) North Carolina State.

15. What does Tyrone say the room sounded like after the reading of "What's in a Name"?
(a) A library.
(b) A tomb.
(c) A dance hall.
(d) A cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "hangs on the wall" in the poem "The Door"?

2. Where was author Nikki Grimes born?

3. Who catches Sheila's eye and shakes her head before going back to a drawing in "Sheila Gamberoni"?

4. Who is Raynard Patterson's cousin?

5. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?

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