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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. When did Langston Hughes die?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1963.

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

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

4. What day of the week is described in the poem "Lessons"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

5. How old was Roman when he finally returned from the hospital in "One Place"?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books were Jackie and her siblings allowed to check out from the library each week in the poem "Stevie and Me"?

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

3. Where does the poet describe her mother working in an office in "Lessons"?

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

5. What had Grandpa Gunnar done with the swing set in "Daddy This Time"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is described as "The Other Woodson" in the poem by this name? To whom is this individual compared?

2. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?

3. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?

4. Where did Jacqueline Woodson's family move after the death of Aunt Kay? How is this setting described in "Moving Again"?

5. How does the author compare her family members in "Genetics"?

6. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?

7. What comparisons does the author make between New York and Greenville in the poem "New York City"?

8. What made Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character of Stevie, as seen in "Stevie and Me"? Who is Stevie?

9. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?

10. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"? How is this story described in the poem with the same name in Brown Girl Dreaming?

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