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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. What does Sterling say he wants to be in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A science teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An auto mechanic.

2. Devon says that he feels like he's trying to break out of a box that says what, in "Devon"?
(a) "Skinny nerd."
(b) "Poor kid."
(c) "Thug."
(d) "Dumb jock."

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

4. In "A Letter to my Mother," the author writes of her mother having what in her arm?
(a) A sliver.
(b) A knife.
(c) A hypodermic needle.
(d) An infection.

5. Who is the author of "God's Trombones"?
(a) Evelyn Waugh.
(b) James Weldon Johnson.
(c) Thomas Hardy.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

2. Who does Tyrone say he had "figured him for a lightweight do-gooder who would last about five minutes in this neighborhood"?

3. Who is the only person who knows that Diondra has been drawing since she was a child in "Diondra Jordan"?

4. What does Sheila want to change her name to in "Sheila Gamberoni"?

5. When was Langston Hughes born?

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