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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the people that lived across the road from Jackie's grandmother and who she warned them to stay away from in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) Jamie and her sisters.
(b) Phil and his sisters.
(c) Megan and her brothers.
(d) Cora and her sisters.

2. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?
(a) Dell.
(b) Georgiana.
(c) Hope.
(d) Mary Anne.

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

4. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Nelsonville, South Carolina.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

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

6. How many children did Grandma Georgiana's mother give birth to?
(a) 3.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

7. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

8. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) August 15, 1962.
(b) February 12, 1963.
(c) March 12, 1965.
(d) June 2, 1963.

9. What is the name of the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?
(a) Brownsville.
(b) Nicholtown.
(c) Everett.
(d) Jackson.

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

11. From where did the owner of the fabric store in Greenville know Georgiana?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Oxford.

12. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He had a stroke.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was in a car accident.

13. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

14. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?
(a) Jack Austin Woodson.
(b) Peter Paul Woodson.
(c) John Robert Woodson.
(d) James Allen Woodson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the American Civil War declared?

2. How is Dorothy related to Mary Anne?

3. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?

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

5. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?

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