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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Porscha Johnson, p. 157 to Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?
(a) Mirza Alakbar Sabir.
(b) Abdul Rahman Munif.
(c) Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
(d) Imamu Amiri Baraka.

2. Whose walk does Sheila attempt to imitate in "Sheila"?
(a) Tanisha's.
(b) Porscha's.
(c) Amy's.
(d) Gloria's.

3. 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 doctor.
(b) A hip-hop star.
(c) A football player.
(d) A basketball player.

4. Who does Leslie refer to as "the one girl in class almost nobody knows anything about" in "Leslie Lucas"?
(a) Sheila Gamberoni.
(b) Diondra Jordan.
(c) Porscha Johnson.
(d) Amy Moscowitz.

5. What does Tyrone say Mr. Ward gave each of the students in the class in "Tyrone"?
(a) A book of their work.
(b) A bible.
(c) A postcard.
(d) A gift certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Diondra's father find laying out last night in "Diondra"?

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. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?

4. Wesley says in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone" that if his friend "drops out and gets a J.O.B., he won't have any time to work on" what?

5. Who was the author of "Home to Harlem" in 1928?

(see the answer key)

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