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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 26.

2. When was the American Civil War declared?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1902.

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

4. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?
(a) Andrew Williams.
(b) Hunter Smith.
(c) Jack Rogers.
(d) Gunnar Irby.

5. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) "We walked to town, alone."
(b) "I heard her crying."
(c) "We would soon find out."
(d) "We know better than that."

Short Answer Questions

1. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?

2. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?

3. Where were Jacqueline Woodson's ancestors living when they were slaves?

4. From where did the owner of the fabric store in Greenville know Georgiana?

5. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?

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