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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Moscowitz, p. 102 to Tyrone, p. 113.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who poured a cupful of honey on Sterling's new shoes in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Raul.
(b) Devon.
(c) Leon.
(d) Tyrone.

3. In the poem "If," the author writes "If I stood on tiptoe / reached up and sculpted / mountains from ____ / would you laugh out loud?"
(a) Concrete.
(b) Stars.
(c) Clay.
(d) Clouds.

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

5. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?
(a) "Skinny nerd."
(b) "Thug."
(c) "Dumb jock."
(d) "Poor kid."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does Tanisha Scott have?

2. What color hair does Sheila Gamberoni have?

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

4. What setting is described in the poem "Ode to Stone"?

5. Diondra says that she likes drawing portraits in what medium in "Diondra Jordan"?

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