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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lupe, p. 65 to Tyrone, p. 81.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diondra says that she likes drawing portraits in what medium in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Charcoal.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Watercolor.
(d) Paint.

2. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Raynard.

3. What caused the death of Porscha Johnson's mother in the narrative?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Drive-by shooting.

4. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Detergent.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Paint thinner.
(d) Hydrogen peroxide.

5. Tyrone says that his dad didn't make it to what age because he was killed in a drive-by shooting in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) 30.
(b) 27.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?

2. Diondra says that her dad is not enthused about her artwork and wishes she'd do what instead, in "Diondra Jordan"?

3. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?

4. Who wrote the 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

5. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?

(see the answer key)

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