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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title of address did Jackie's mother forbid her children to use?
(a) Your Honor.
(b) Ma'am.
(c) Senator.
(d) Reverend.

2. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Ain't."
(b) "Negro."
(c) "Damn."
(d) "Please."

3. Whose wish for a man's head on a platter is described in the poem "Bible Times"?
(a) Judas's.
(b) Abel's.
(c) Cain's.
(d) Salome's.

4. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Lena.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Kay.

5. Who was Thomas Woodson's mother?
(a) Sally Hemings.
(b) Betsy Ross.
(c) Sarah Jackson.
(d) Marie Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?

2. When did the American Civil War end?

3. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?

4. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?

5. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?

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