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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. Who does Sterling say has some direction in his life even if he "sounds like a thug in training" in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Raul.

2. Who is the author of "God's Trombones"?
(a) James Weldon Johnson.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Evelyn Waugh.

3. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?
(a) Sheila's.
(b) Chankara's.
(c) Diondra's.
(d) Tanisha's.

4. How many syllables does the author write of in "Private Puzzle"?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

5. Who does Judianne say she has "a thing for" in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Wesley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?

2. Who does Tyrone say got into the paper in his commentary after the poem "The Door"?

3. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?

4. Who does Janelle say asked her to marry him yesterday in "Janelle"?

5. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?

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