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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. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Ohio.
2. What led to Hope's interest in science, according to the poet in "Chemistry"?
(a) Saturday cartoons.
(b) Girls.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Horror movies.
3. What does Jacqueline Woodson describe her mother teaching her to cook in "Lessons"?
(a) Collared greens.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Cornbread.
(d) Pancakes.
4. 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) Broad shoulders and small feet.
(c) Large noses.
(d) Dimples.
5. Who lived above Jackie's family on Herzl Street?
(a) Peter.
(b) Jack and Sarah.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Aunt Kay and Bernie.
Short Answer Questions
1. What store does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana avoiding because she was once made to wait long past her turn for service in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
2. What is the title of Part 4 of Brown Girl Dreaming?
3. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?
4. Why was Roman's bed pulled away from the wall when he returned home from the hospital?
5. What happens to Pinocchio in the books, according to the poet in "Family"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author compare her family members in "Genetics"?
2. How does the poet describe the limitations of her faith in the poem "Flag"?
3. What does the poet describe thinking about as she eats breakfast in "Saturday Morning"?
4. Who attended church in Brooklyn with Jackie when she was growing up? How is the church described in the poem "Another Kingdom Hall"?
5. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?
6. How does the author describe her school in "First Grade"?
7. How does the author describe her family's reaction in "When I Tell My Family"? What does Jackie describe telling them?
8. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?
9. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?
10. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?
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