1. 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) Clay.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Stars.

2. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Lupe.
(c) Tanisha.
(d) Sheila.

3. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?
(a) Raynard.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Mr. Ward.
(d) Steve.

4. In "Ode to Stone," the author writes "Let me be _____ / and I promise / I'll show you how to take / a shellacking."
(a) Marble.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Obsidian.
(d) Granite.

5. What does Mr. Ward tell Tyrone he plans to do with the videotape of the poems in "Tyrone"?
(a) Get it on t.v.
(b) Sell copies online.
(c) Enter it in a national contest.
(d) Show them to his next class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has long been something of an "outsider" art form that exists somewhere outside the mainstream, having been conceived in the 1920s by African-Americans?

2. How many brothers does Sterling S. Hughes have?

3. Who says jealousy is a waste of energy in "Amy Moscowitz"?

4. What color hair does Sheila Gamberoni have?

5. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?

(see the answer key)

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