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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lupe, p. 146 to Tyrone, p. 156.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Porscha Johnson.
(b) Diondra Jordan.
(c) Sheila Gamberoni.
(d) Amy Moscowitz.

2. Tyrone says that his dad didn't make it to what age because he was killed in a drive-by shooting in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 27.

3. Who is listed as the author of "What's in a Name"?
(a) Amy Moscowitz.
(b) Diondra Jordan.
(c) Natalina Gamberoni.
(d) Leslie Lucas.

4. In his commentary on "Ode to Stone," Tyrone says "Man! That girl is as cold as" what?
(a) "The arctic tundra."
(b) "The snow on the ground."
(c) "The ice in my freezer."
(d) "A canadian winter."

5. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) "They are forgotten."
(b) "They are so powerful."
(c) "They come and go."
(d) "They're portable."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?

2. 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?

3. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?

4. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?

5. How many syllables does the author write of in "Private Puzzle"?

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