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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jackie describe her grandfather bringing home superhero comic books for his grandchildren in "Hope"?
(a) On Thursdays.
(b) On Saturdays.
(c) On Tuesdays.
(d) On Fridays.

2. Where does the poet describe Maria spending her summers in "Fresh Air"?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Schenectady.

3. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By car.
(d) By airplane.

4. Where does the poet describe the white families living and beating up blacks that cross into their neighborhood in "Say it Loud"?
(a) Watson Avenue.
(b) Bedford Avenue.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Wyckoff Avenue.

5. What kind of hairstyle does the poet describe Uncle Robert sporting in "The Revolution"?
(a) An afro.
(b) A mohawk.
(c) Dreadlocks.
(d) Jata.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For whose funeral did Grandma Georgiana return to South Carolina to attend after she moved to New York?

3. What gesture does the poet describe enacting due to the influence of Angela Davis in "Power to the People"?

4. What is the title of Part 4 of Brown Girl Dreaming?

5. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?

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