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

2. What does Chankara shove into Porscha's mouth in "Porscha Johnson"?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Bread.
(d) Pizza.

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

4. In "Leslie Lucas," Leslie claims she likes Sheryl Crow while the other kids at her school like who?
(a) Lauryn Hill.
(b) Janet Jackson.
(c) Beyonce.
(d) Queen Latifah.

5. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?
(a) Sanford.
(b) Samson.
(c) Steven.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?

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

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

4. What does Sterling play every Sunday in church in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

5. Who does Porscha refer to as "Miss Shyness herself" in "Porscha Johnson"?

(see the answer key)

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