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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sheila, p. 133 to Tyrone, p. 145.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janelle refer to herself as in "Janelle Battle"?
(a) "250 Pounds of Heaven."
(b) "Thighs 'R' Us."
(c) "Bootylicious."
(d) "Full Figured Goddess."

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

3. Who does Devon say "hardly speaks, and he never hangs with any of the brothers I know" in "Devon Hope"?
(a) Tyrone.
(b) Wesley.
(c) Sterling.
(d) Raynard.

4. What does Tanisha say she once washed her hair with in order to have afros like her cousins in "Tanisha Scott"?
(a) Hydrogen peroxide.
(b) Detergent.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Paint thinner.

5. Whose eye does Devon describe catching in the cafeteria line in "Devon"?
(a) Sheila's.
(b) Tanisha's.
(c) Diondra's.
(d) Chankara's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leslie say she grew up in "Leslie Lucas"?

2. Where does Steve hope to attend college in "Steve Ericson"?

3. What famous music hall and theater where many black musicians and comedians started their careers is mentioned in "Long Live Langston"?

4. In "Attendance," the author writes, "We are all here, / Leslie and Bad Boy, Lupe and" who?

5. Who is the only classmate Tyrone says got a closeup in the paper in the commentary after the poem "The Door"?

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