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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Steve Ericson, p. 114 to News at Five, p. 132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more years of high school does Steve have to go in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 2.
(b) Half a year.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. Who does Devon claim is a "gangsta in sheep's clothing" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Raul.
(b) Tyrone.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Wesley.

3. Who is listed as the author of "What's in a Name"?
(a) Diondra Jordan.
(b) Amy Moscowitz.
(c) Leslie Lucas.
(d) Natalina Gamberoni.

4. In "Ode to Stone," the author writes "Let me be _____ / and I promise / I'll show you how to take / a shellacking."
(a) Marble.
(b) Obsidian.
(c) Granite.
(d) Sandstone.

5. How long ago did Steve's dad announce the family was moving in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Steve says that his mom still can't get past his wearing what in "Steve Ericson"?

2. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins 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. On what subject did Tanisha Scott ask Mr. Ward if she and two other girls could do a group project?

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

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