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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lupe, p. 65 to Tyrone, p. 81.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?
(a) New York City history.
(b) World War II.
(c) Women of the Harlem Renaissance.
(d) The American Revolution.

2. In the poem "Inside," the author writes [I] "feel you poke me / with the sharp tip of your" what?
(a) "Sinister Intentions."
(b) "Vocal Knife."
(c) "Piercing Gaze."
(d) "Booted words."

3. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Bleach.
(b) Hydrogen peroxide.
(c) Paint thinner.
(d) Detergent.

4. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) Ford's Theatre.
(b) The Apollo.
(c) Chicago Theatre.
(d) Broadway Theatre.

5. What is the buoy called in the poem "Common Ground"?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Pride.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leslie say she grew up in "Leslie Lucas"?

2. What friend of Tanisha's does she say is also light-skinned in "Tanisha Scott"?

3. In the poem "If," the author writes "If I stood on tiptoe / reached up and sculpted / mountains from ____ / would you laugh out loud?"

4. In "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?

5. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?

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