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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Devon, p. 82 to Tyrone, p. 101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Faith.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Halle.
(d) Kiara.

2. Whose poem does Janelle say she cannot get out of her head in "Janelle"?
(a) Sheila's.
(b) Porscha's.
(c) Judianne's.
(d) Tanisha's.

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

4. What does Wesley say his friend wants to be, but doesn't think he'll live long enough to achieve it in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) A basketball player.
(b) A hip-hop star.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A football player.

5. 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?
(a) Jesse B. Semple.
(b) Robert R. Average.
(c) Daniel P. Everybody.
(d) John Q. Public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author claim to be by way of metaphor in the poem "Inside"?

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

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

4. What does Tanisha say Tyrone calls her in "Tanisha Scott"?

5. When was Langston Hughes born?

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