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

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

3. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Sheila Gamberoni.
(b) Porscha Johnson.
(c) Diondra Jordan.
(d) Amy Moscowitz.

4. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Tanisha.
(b) Sheila.
(c) Lupe.
(d) Gloria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Diondra says that her dad is not enthused about her artwork and wishes she'd do what instead, in "Diondra Jordan"?

2. What is the buoy called in the poem "Common Ground"?

3. In 1943, Langston Hughes began publishing stories about what character who was an everyday black man in Harlem and offered musings on topical issues of the day?

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

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

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