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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?
(a) Splatter levers.
(b) Roger jacks.
(c) Pickup-tricks.
(d) Johnny pumps.

2. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Mississippi.

4. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?
(a) The houses.
(b) The smells.
(c) The sounds.
(d) The food.

5. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 1 year old.
(d) 2 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet say the teenager on her block lost his arm in "Maybe Mecca"?

2. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?

3. Who was Thomas Woodson's father?

4. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?

5. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?

(see the answer key)

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