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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Janelle Battle, p. 46 to Tyrone, p. 64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What intersection in Harlem is described in "Long Live Langston"?
(a) Lenox and 7th.
(b) 145th and Broadway.
(c) 151st and Amsterdam Ave.
(d) Malcolm X Blvd and 128th.

2. After reading his poem in class, Wesley is told by "Teach" that he still expects what from him in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?
(a) A perfect midterm.
(b) Honesty.
(c) One hundred percent.
(d) An essay.

3. In "Attendance," the author writes, "Can't hop on the subway / without thinkin' of" what?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Denver.
(d) Atlanta.

4. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?
(a) Raul.
(b) Steve.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Tyrone.

5. The author describes painting a ribbon of what "on your windowsill" in "If"?
(a) Night.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diondra wishes she were as bold as who in "Diondra Jordan"?

2. What is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads?

3. What book does Janelle slip onto Devon's desk in "Devon Hope"?

4. Wesley describes writing a poem about what poet in "Wesley Bad Boy Boone"?

5. What does Janelle daydream as her last name in "Janelle Battle"?

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