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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. Who was the author of "Home to Harlem" in 1928?
(a) T.S.Eliot.
(b) Claude McKay.
(c) Carl Sandburg.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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"?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 27.
(d) 30.

3. 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) Reggae.
(b) Bebop.
(c) Ska.
(d) Gospel.

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

5. 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) Stars.
(c) Clay.
(d) Concrete.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Diondra Jordan?

2. Who "tries to act like he's not even interested in school, like there's no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate" in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

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

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

5. What is the name of the English teacher who encourages the students in the book?

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