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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. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?
(a) Earl.
(b) Raul.
(c) Steve.
(d) Charles.

2. What was Sterling's little brother suffering from when his mom prayed and he became better in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) West Nile Virus.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Measles.

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) Jesse B. Semple.
(b) Robert R. Average.
(c) Daniel P. Everybody.
(d) John Q. Public.

4. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) Ford's Theatre.
(b) Chicago Theatre.
(c) The Apollo.
(d) Broadway Theatre.

5. What does Devon write is "the only box I belong in" in the poem "BlacK Box"?
(a) "Human."
(b) "My body."
(c) "American."
(d) "New Yorker."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Raynard Patterson's cousin?

2. What does Raynard say has always come easier for him than words in "Raynard Patterson"?

3. What does Porscha say she's doing as soon as she turns twenty-one in "Porscha Johnson"?

4. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?

5. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?

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