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

2. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?
(a) To Harlem.
(b) To Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(c) To Queens.
(d) To Far Rockaway.

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

4. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?
(a) Hope's.
(b) Dell's.
(c) Roman's.
(d) Mary Anne's.

5. In what neighborhood of Brooklyn is the apartment that is described in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Brownsville.
(b) Carroll Gardens.
(c) Park Slope.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?

2. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?

3. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"?

4. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?

5. Where did Uncle Robert promise to take Jackie and her siblings in the poem "Far Rockaway"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the poet describe Gunnar impressing upon her in "Daddy This Time"?

4. How does the poet describe the limitations of her faith in the poem "Flag"?

5. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?

6. Why does Jacqueline Woodson say she wrote "Jackie" on the board in school in the poem "Late Autumn"?

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

8. How does the author describe her aunt in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?

9. Who is described as sporting afros in the poem "Afros"? Why was Jackie not allowed to wear this hairstyle?

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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