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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 has long been something of an "outsider" art form that exists somewhere outside the mainstream, having been conceived in the 1920s by African-Americans?
(a) Jazz poetry.
(b) Gospel pottery.
(c) Blues haiku.
(d) Reggae sculpture.

2. What is the name of the cousin Tanisha describes in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Kiara.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Halle.
(d) Faith.

3. What is the last comment about dreams in the poem "Doubtless"?
(a) "They're portable."
(b) "They are forgotten."
(c) "They come and go."
(d) "They are so powerful."

4. Who catches Sheila's eye and shakes her head before going back to a drawing in "Sheila Gamberoni"?
(a) Porscha.
(b) Diondra.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Chankara.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?

2. In "El Noche," the author writes of the earth being hollow as a what?

3. In "Self-Portrait: A Poem for my Father," the author writes that she is what?

4. What does the "S." in "Sterling S. Hughes" stand for?

5. Steve says that his mom still can't get past his wearing what in "Steve Ericson"?

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