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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. How long has it been since Sheila's dad took over the pizza parlor from her uncle in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. Tanisha claims that she's so tired of people making a big deal over her good what in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Nails.
(b) Hair.
(c) Skin.
(d) Brain.

3. In 1943, Langston Hughes began publishing stories about what character who was an everyday black man in Harlem and offered musings on topical issues of the day?
(a) Daniel P. Everybody.
(b) Jesse B. Semple.
(c) Robert R. Average.
(d) John Q. Public.

4. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) Smith.
(b) Martin.
(c) Reynolds.
(d) Hope.

5. Lupe says that "getting to college takes more than" what in "Lupe"?
(a) Wishing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Money.
(d) Good looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers does Sterling S. Hughes have?

2. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

3. What does Sterling say everyone calls him in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

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

5. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?

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