1. What refers to a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody?
(a) Ska.
(b) Reggae.
(c) Bebop.
(d) Gospel.

2. The author writes in "If" of planting what kind of roses "in your garden"?
(a) Long stem.
(b) Thornless.
(c) Red.
(d) Watercolor.

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

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

5. In the poem "If," the author writes "If I stood on tiptoe / reached up and sculpted / mountains from ____ / would you laugh out loud?"
(a) Clay.
(b) Stars.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "tries to act like he's not even interested in school, like there's no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate" in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

2. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?

3. In "El Noche," the author writes of the earth being hollow as a what?

4. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?

5. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

(see the answer key)

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