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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?
(a) Spiders.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A snake.

2. What does the poet describe happening to the witch in "Family"?
(a) She gets chucked into the oven by Gretel.
(b) She falls from the roof of her house.
(c) She is eaten by the dinosaur.
(d) She steps on a snake.

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

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

5. Who are the other children described in Jackie's first grade class that did not pledge allegiance each day?
(a) Gina and Alina.
(b) Sara and Michelle.
(c) Mary and Peter.
(d) Anna and Paul.

6. What does Mary Anne bring home for her children in "Another Way"?
(a) Board games.
(b) Books.
(c) A piano.
(d) A painting.

7. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?
(a) 2 doors down.
(b) 5 doors down.
(c) 2 blocks down.
(d) 4 blocks down.

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

9. How does Roman's appearance differ from those of his siblings?
(a) Roman is paler.
(b) Roman is thinner.
(c) Roman is darker.
(d) Roman is fatter.

10. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

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

12. Who lived above Jackie's family on Herzl Street?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Jack and Sarah.
(c) Aunt Kay and Bernie.
(d) Peter.

13. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?
(a) A birch tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) A willow tree.
(d) An oak tree.

14. How many books were Jackie and her siblings allowed to check out from the library each week in the poem "Stevie and Me"?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

15. What did Robert give to Dell when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A puzzle.
(d) Silver earrings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?

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

3. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family respond when she told them she wanted to be a writer the first time?

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

5. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?

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