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?
(a) Ska.
(b) Bebop.
(c) Gospel.
(d) Reggae.

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?
(a) Calypso.
(b) Reggae.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

3. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Steve.
(c) John.
(d) Dave.

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

5. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Steve.
(c) Raul.
(d) Tyrone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has long been something of an "outsider" art form that exists somewhere outside the mainstream, having been conceived in the 1920s by African-Americans?

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. 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"?

4. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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