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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. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) A science teacher.
(b) An auto mechanic.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

2. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) Ford's Theatre.
(b) Chicago Theatre.
(c) Broadway Theatre.
(d) The Apollo.

3. What does Raynard say is his mother's favorite saying in "Raynard Patterson"?
(a) "Finish what you start."
(b) "Rise and shine."
(c) "Like a knife through butter."
(d) "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

4. In the poem "The Door," the author writes that she's been busy carving a door of what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Wonder.
(c) Words.
(d) Knowledge.

5. What sister does Lupe say she'll miss when she goes away to college in "Lupe"?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Christina.
(c) Maria.
(d) Gloria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lupe go on her date over the weekend in "Lupe"?

2. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?

3. Whose poem does Janelle say she cannot get out of her head in "Janelle"?

4. What does Mr. Ward tell Tyrone he plans to do with the videotape of the poems in "Tyrone"?

5. What friend of Tanisha's does she say is also light-skinned in "Tanisha Scott"?

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