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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. What title of address did Jackie's mother forbid her children to use?
(a) Your Honor.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Senator.
(d) Ma'am.

3. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?
(a) 1959-1961.
(b) 1961-1965.
(c) 1961-1963.
(d) 1963-1965.

4. What is the name of the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?
(a) Brownsville.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Nicholtown.
(d) Everett.

5. What did Jackie and her siblings use to soothe Georgina's feet at night?
(a) Epsom salt.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Ice water.
(d) Vinegar.

6. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 1 year old.
(c) 3 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

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

8. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?
(a) Her aunts.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her mother.

9. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?
(a) Andrew Williams.
(b) Gunnar Irby.
(c) Jack Rogers.
(d) Hunter Smith.

10. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Blue jays.
(b) Hummingbirds.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Crickets.

11. When was William J. Woodson born?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1799.

12. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Negro."
(b) "Damn."
(c) "Please."
(d) "Ain't."

13. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?
(a) By train.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) By airplane.

14. When did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?
(a) September 14, 1962.
(b) April 7, 1964.
(c) August 28, 1963.
(d) July 12, 1966.

15. What book of essays did James Baldwin publish in 1963?
(a) The Fire Next Time.
(b) The Road Within.
(c) The Lost Way North.
(d) The Doctor's Tale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?

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

3. Who are the people that lived across the road from Jackie's grandmother and who she warned them to stay away from in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

4. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?

5. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?

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