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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Janelle Battle, p. 46 to Tyrone, p. 64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Raynard.
(d) Wesley.

2. Janelle wishes she had whose perfect complexion in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Judianne's.
(b) Sheila's.
(c) Tanisha's.
(d) Porscha's.

3. 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 Civil Rights Era.
(c) The Manhattan Jazz Years.
(d) The Black Breakthrough.

4. Who "believes in praying for everybody and giving them the benefit of the doubt" according to Devon in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Sterling.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Wesley.
(d) Leslie.

5. What does the author claim to be by way of metaphor in the poem "Inside"?
(a) A frog.
(b) A coconut.
(c) A tree.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?

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

3. What does Janelle say the kids call her behind her back in "Janelle Battle"?

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. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?

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