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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?
(a) He was a lion.
(b) He lived in an apartment.
(c) He looked like her.
(d) He liked sports.

2. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?
(a) The Green Giant and Other Children's Tales.
(b) Aesop's Fables.
(c) The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
(d) The Prince and the Pauper and Other Stories.

3. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Buttered biscuits.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Pancakes.

4. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?
(a) "Grandpa."
(b) "Papaw."
(c) "Daddy."
(d) "Pop Pop."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What led to Hope's interest in science, according to the poet in "Chemistry"?

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

4. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?

5. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?

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