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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?
(a) Cats.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Blue jays.

2. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?
(a) His father.
(b) The South.
(c) Ohio.
(d) His mother.

3. When does Jackie describe her grandfather bringing home superhero comic books for his grandchildren in "Hope"?
(a) On Saturdays.
(b) On Tuesdays.
(c) On Fridays.
(d) On Thursdays.

4. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?
(a) A speech impediment.
(b) A hole in his heart.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Paraplegia.

5. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?
(a) "Clenched in determination and glory."
(b) "Ready to change the world."
(c) "Shaking from fear and sorrow."
(d) "Clenched in rage."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?

2. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?

3. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?

4. What did Georgina tell her grandchildren never to do?

5. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?

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