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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. What poet does Tyrone say sounds a lot like rap in "Tyrone Bitting"?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Claude McKay.
(c) Quincy Troupe.
(d) Dylan Thomas.

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

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

4. Janelle wishes she were tall and elegant like who, in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Tanisha.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Lupe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Leslie claim "has the reputation for being a little touched in the head" in "Leslie Lucas"?

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

4. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?

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

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