1. In the poem "Mirror, Mirror," the author describes who meeting in the mirror?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Sisters.

2. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Al Hamid Mosque.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) The Mormon Church.
(d) First Church of Christ.

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

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

5. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) The flu.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Swine flu.

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. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?

3. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?

4. What does Tanisha say Tyrone calls her in "Tanisha Scott"?

5. What does Tyrone say the room sounded like after the reading of "What's in a Name"?

(see the answer key)

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