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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 the newspaper headline say which Mr. Ward brings and shows the class?
(a) "Inner City Gold."
(b) "Student Poets Bloom in the Bronx."
(c) "Creativity Thrives in Poor Neighborhood."
(d) "Youthful Talent."

2. Sheila says that if anybody had to catch her, she's glad it was who in "Sheila"?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Judianne.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Diondra.

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

4. How many brothers does Sterling S. Hughes have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Hope.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim to be by way of metaphor in the poem "Inside"?

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

3. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

4. What caused the death of Porscha Johnson's mother in the narrative?

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

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