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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 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 Harlem Renaissance.
(b) The Manhattan Jazz Years.
(c) The Civil Rights Era.
(d) The Black Breakthrough.

2. In "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?
(a) Denver.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Madrid.

3. What name does Devon claim everyone calls him in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Free Throw.
(b) Jump Shot.
(c) Hail Mary.
(d) Penalty Shot.

4. 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) The Apollo.
(c) Chicago Theatre.
(d) Broadway Theatre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody?

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"?

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

4. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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