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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Janelle Battle, p. 46 to Tyrone, p. 64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Dave.
(c) John.
(d) Malcolm.

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

3. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Earl.
(b) Raul.
(c) Charles.
(d) Steve.

4. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?
(a) Reggae.
(b) Blues.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Calypso.

5. What book does Janelle slip onto Devon's desk in "Devon Hope"?
(a) The Rose That Grew From Concrete.
(b) The Holy Bible.
(c) The Jungle Book.
(d) The Panther & the Lash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?

2. What does Wesley say his friend wants to be, but doesn't think he'll live long enough to achieve it in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

3. Where does Devon sneak off to when he tells his friends he's going to basketball practice in "Devon Hope"?

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

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

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