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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

2. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?

3. What basketball team member brushes Devon off when he suggests he read poetry in "Devon"?

4. What name does Devon claim everyone calls him in "Devon Hope"?

5. What is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inner self does Diondra reveal in "Diondra Jordan"? What is her first poem about?

2. How does Wesley describe Tyrone in "Wesley 'Bad Boy' Boone"?

3. How does Tyrone describe his life in "Tyrone Bittings"?

4. Who notices Devon's secret passion in "Devon Hope"? What does she do about it?

5. What is described in the poem "D-Train"?

6. How does Janelle feel about performing poetry? What takes place when the students perform?

7. How does Lupe describe her home life in "Lupe"? What is the poem "Brown Hands" about?

8. How does Leslie describe her life in "Leslie Lucas"? Why doesn't she feel she fits in?

9. How does Gloria describe her life in "Gloria Martinez"?

10. How does Sterling describe himself in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the rhyme and meter of "If" and "Bronx Masquerade." Do the poems have a set structure or are they free-form? What effect do the structures have?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze religious allusion in the character of Sterling and in the poem "D-Train." How does faith play a role in Sterling's life and goals?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Chankara and Raul in the narrative. What motivations drive each of these characters?

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