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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sheila, p. 133 to Tyrone, p. 145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What setting is described in the poem "Ode to Stone"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) Far Rockaway.
(d) Paris.

2. In his commentary on "Ode to Stone," Tyrone says "Man! That girl is as cold as" what?
(a) "The snow on the ground."
(b) "A canadian winter."
(c) "The ice in my freezer."
(d) "The arctic tundra."

3. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) Saint.
(b) Pope.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Reverand.

4. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Jupiter Hammon.
(c) Gwendolyn Brooks.
(d) Maya Angelou.

5. What caused the death of Leslie's mother in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tyrone say is right in thinking something is wrong with Sheila in "Tyrone"?

2. What does the newspaper headline say which Mr. Ward brings and shows the class?

3. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?

4. What is one thing "these ladies know how to do" according to Tyrone in his commentary of "El Noche"?

5. Who does Tyrone describe as "all hopped up about working on Broadway" in "Tyrone Bitting"?

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