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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many children did Grandma Georgiana's mother give birth to?
(a) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 19.
2. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?
(a) 1961-1963.
(b) 1963-1965.
(c) 1961-1965.
(d) 1959-1961.
3. 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) Megan and her brothers.
(c) Cora and her sisters.
(d) Phil and his sisters.
4. What flavor ice-cream is described as Gunnar's favorite in "The Candy Lady"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Lemon-chiffon.
(c) Butternut pecan.
(d) Vanilla.
5. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?
(a) Jack Austin Woodson.
(b) James Allen Woodson.
(c) Peter Paul Woodson.
(d) John Robert Woodson.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was William J. Woodson born?
2. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?
3. Where had Mary Anne's sister recently moved in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
4. Whose wish for a man's head on a platter is described in the poem "Bible Times"?
5. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Into what genres does Brown Girl Dreaming fall? How are these genres defined?
2. How does the author describe her feelings about the Bible and Christianity in "Bible Times"?
3. When and where does the author describe her paternal great-great-grandfather's birth in "It’ll Be Scary Sometimes"?
4. Who is the focus of the poem "Football Dreams"? What is related in this narrative?
5. How is life in Greenville described in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
6. How does the author establish the social and political atmosphere into which she was born in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?
7. How does the author describe her grandmother's rules in "The Right Way to Speak"?
8. What was Gunnar Irby's profession? What struggles did he face in his job?
9. How is the history of slavery described in Jackie's maternal grandparents' ancestry in "The Garden"?
10. How is "Daywork" described in the poem with the same name? Who took on daywork to support Jackie and her siblings when they were growing up?
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