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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Steve Ericson, p. 114 to News at Five, p. 132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Amy get sick with and have to go to the hospital for two years ago in "Amy Moscowitz"?
(a) Swine flu.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) The flu.
(d) Appendicitis.

2. Leslie says in "Leslie Lucas" that if it weren't for her mom dying, she'd be back where with her friends?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Ossining.
(d) Indianapolis.

3. 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) Reggae sculpture.
(b) Jazz poetry.
(c) Gospel pottery.
(d) Blues haiku.

4. Steve says that his mom still can't get past his wearing what in "Steve Ericson"?
(a) An earring.
(b) A tie.
(c) A suit.
(d) A watch.

5. What church does Sterling say he attends in "Sterling S. Hughes"?
(a) First Church of Christ.
(b) The Mormon Church.
(c) First Baptist Church.
(d) Al Hamid Mosque.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide"?

2. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?

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?

4. Who does Sterling say has some direction in his life even if he "sounds like a thug in training" in "Sterling S. Hughes"?

5. Who does Amy say thinks she's so tough she doesn't need anyone in "Amy Moscowitz"?

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