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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 Sheila write must love puzzles in "Private Puzzle"?
(a) Bankers.
(b) The president.
(c) Inmates.
(d) God.

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

3. Whose walk does Sheila attempt to imitate in "Sheila"?
(a) Porscha's.
(b) Gloria's.
(c) Amy's.
(d) Tanisha's.

4. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?
(a) "Piercing Gaze."
(b) "Booted words."
(c) "Sinister Intentions."
(d) "Vocal Knife."

5. What basketball team member brushes Devon off when he suggests he read poetry in "Devon"?
(a) Brad.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mike.
(d) Jim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?

2. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?

3. Sheila says that if anybody had to catch her, she's glad it was who in "Sheila"?

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

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

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