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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Diondra Jordan p. 24 to Tyrone, p. 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diondra says that her dad is not enthused about her artwork and wishes she'd do what instead, in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Go to the library.
(b) Play with her dolls.
(c) Play basketball.
(d) Go outside.

2. What refers to a famous time period in American history in which black writers, artists and musicians showcased their work in New York City?
(a) The Civil Rights Era.
(b) The Black Breakthrough.
(c) The Harlem Renaissance.
(d) The Manhattan Jazz Years.

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

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

5. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?
(a) Watercolor.
(b) Red.
(c) Long stem.
(d) Thornless.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?

2. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?

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

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?

5. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

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