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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. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) "They are forgotten."
(b) "They're portable."
(c) "They are so powerful."
(d) "They come and go."

2. What does Sheila want to change her name to in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
(a) Gambino.
(b) Satorini.
(c) Natalina.
(d) Tallodino.

3. Where did Lupe go on her date over the weekend in "Lupe"?
(a) A nice restaurant.
(b) The movies.
(c) The park.
(d) A poolhall.

4. In the poem "Imagine," the author writes of "Papi's laughter tinkling in my" what age ears?
(a) "Eight-year-old."
(b) "Twelve-year-old."
(c) "Ten-year-old."
(d) "Five-year-old."

5. In "Private Puzzle," the author writes "But still I go on seeking an ____ slot to slip myself into."
(a) Dark.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Angular.
(d) Secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Letter to my Mother," the author writes of her mother having what in her arm?

2. How long has it been since Sheila's dad took over the pizza parlor from her uncle in "Sheila Gamberoni"?

3. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?

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

5. How long did it take a bully to make Porscha finally lose her restraint in "Porscha Johnson"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the assembly at the end of the school year, as described by Tyrone?

2. How does Sheila explain her desire to change her name in "Sheila Gamberoni" and her poem?

3. What commentary does Tyrone contribute after the reading of "Private Puzzle"?

4. How has Lupe's focus changed in the narrative by the time she reads "Imagine"?

5. What does Tyrone relate about the newspaper article after the reading of "The Door"?

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

7. What kind of poem is performed by Tyrone, Wesley and Sterling in the narrative?

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

9. Where does Lupe say she wants to go to college in "Lupe"? Why?

10. Why does Amy say she became tough in "Amy Moscowitz"?

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