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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
(a) In the middle.
(b) By the driver.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the front.

2. What food product does the poet describe Aunt Kay eating like candy in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?
(a) Bullion cubes.
(b) Corn flakes.
(c) Saltine crackers.
(d) Argo starch.

3. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?
(a) Roman.
(b) Maria.
(c) Hope.
(d) Dell.

4. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?
(a) Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Ms. Parham.
(c) Mrs. Hughes.
(d) Ms. Smith.

5. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?
(a) Because she couldn't make a cursive "Q."
(b) Because she was unable to hear.
(c) Because she couldn't spell Jacqueline.
(d) Because she had always wanted to be called Jackie.

6. What happens to the "Selfish Giant," according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) He loses the battle.
(b) He goes to heaven.
(c) He learns to fly.
(d) He falls into the well.

7. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Bedford Avenue.
(d) Bushwick Avenue.

8. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?
(a) “Power to the People.”
(b) "Followed the Sky's Mirrored Constellation to Freedom."
(c) “The Stories of South Carolina Run Like Rivers.”
(d) “I am Born.”

9. How far did Jackie and her family walk to attend church on Sundays, as described in "Another Kingdom Hall"?
(a) 12 blocks.
(b) 7 blocks.
(c) 2 blocks.
(d) 9 blocks.

10. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?
(a) Roger jacks.
(b) Splatter levers.
(c) Pickup-tricks.
(d) Johnny pumps.

11. Where did Jackie go when the pledge of allegiance was said in class in first grade?
(a) To the front of the room.
(b) Into the hallway.
(c) Into a broom closet.
(d) Into the back of the room.

12. Who lived below Jackie's family when they moved to Herzl Street?
(a) Jack.
(b) Kay.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Peter.

13. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
(a) She was always late.
(b) She had a speech disorder.
(c) Her religion forbids it.
(d) She was not born in America.

14. What school does Jackie describe attending in "First Grade"?
(a) P.S. 56.
(b) P.S. 106.
(c) Harlem Elementary.
(d) P.S. 203.

15. What physical trait do Mary Anne, Gunnar, Jackie, Dell, and Hope all share, according to the poet in "Genetics"?
(a) Gaps between their front teeth.
(b) Dimples.
(c) Broad shoulders and small feet.
(d) Large noses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?

2. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?

3. When is the poem "Maria" set?

4. What did Uncle Robert give to Mary Anne when he moved to New York?

5. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?

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