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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sheila, p. 133 to Tyrone, p. 145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) "Thighs 'R' Us."
(b) "250 Pounds of Heaven."
(c) "Bootylicious."
(d) "Full Figured Goddess."

2. Who is Raynard Patterson's cousin?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Amy.

3. 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) Binghamton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Boston.

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

5. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?
(a) Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
(b) Imamu Amiri Baraka.
(c) Mirza Alakbar Sabir.
(d) Abdul Rahman Munif.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Steve want to have one day in "Steve Ericson"?

2. What does Raynard say is his mother's favorite saying in "Raynard Patterson"?

3. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?

4. Who is the only classmate Tyrone says got a closeup in the paper in the commentary after the poem "The Door"?

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

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