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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Ms. Smith.
(c) Ms. Parham.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

2. Where is Dorothy's seamstress that makes her dresses and gloves described in "The Training"?
(a) New York.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Chattanooga.

3. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) December 1, 1955.
(b) March 12, 1969.
(c) July 3, 1958.
(d) August 13, 1959.

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

5. What food product does the poet describe Aunt Kay eating like candy in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?
(a) Saltine crackers.
(b) Corn flakes.
(c) Argo starch.
(d) Bullion cubes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?

2. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?

3. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

4. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?

5. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?

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