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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. 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"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A basketball player.
(c) A football player.
(d) A hip-hop star.

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) Clouds.
(b) Clay.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Stars.

3. Wesley says in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone" that if his friend "drops out and gets a J.O.B., he won't have any time to work on" what?
(a) His car.
(b) His songs.
(c) His degree.
(d) His painting.

4. The author describes painting a ribbon of what "on your windowsill" in "If"?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Night.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Clouds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?

2. What name does Devon claim everyone calls him in "Devon Hope"?

3. Diondra says that she likes drawing portraits in what medium in "Diondra Jordan"?

4. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?

5. What refers to a famous time period in American history in which black writers, artists and musicians showcased their work in New York City?

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