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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?
(a) Her aunts.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her mother.

2. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) He was her grandfather.
(b) He was her great-great-grandfather.
(c) He was her great-grandfather.
(d) He was her great-great-uncle.

3. In what war did William J. Woodson fight?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The American Civil War.
(d) The Mexican-American War.

4. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Myrtle Beach.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Greenville.

5. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Ohio State University.
(d) California State University.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?

3. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?

4. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?

5. What form are the poems of Brown Girl Dreaming?

(see the answer key)

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