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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 is the one thing Judianne says she learned from her mother in "Judianne Alexander"?
(a) How to play bridge.
(b) How to garden.
(c) How to clean.
(d) How to sew.

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

3. Where does Devon sneak off to when he tells his friends he's going to basketball practice in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Church.
(b) The library.
(c) A park.
(d) The police station.

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

5. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Steve.
(c) Raul.
(d) Earl.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was the author of "Home to Harlem" in 1928?

5. In Tyrone's commentary following Diondra's poem "If," he says "If the sista read any faster, I'd be looking for her" what?

(see the answer key)

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