1. What is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) How to sew.
(b) How to garden.
(c) How to play bridge.
(d) How to clean.

2. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(d) Jupiter Hammon.

3. Who "believes in praying for everybody and giving them the benefit of the doubt" according to Devon in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Wesley.

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

5. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) 145th and Broadway.
(b) 151st and Amsterdam Ave.
(c) Malcolm X Blvd and 128th.
(d) Lenox and 7th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody?

2. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

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

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

5. In Tyrone's commentary following Diondra's poem "If," he says "If the sista read any faster, I'd be looking for her" what?

(see the answer key)

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