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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?

2. How far did Jackie and her family walk to attend church on Sundays, as described in "Another Kingdom Hall"?

3. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?

4. Where does the poet describe Maria spending her summers in "Fresh Air"?

5. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a johnny pump? How does the author describe them in "The Johnny Pump?"

2. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?

3. Who attended church in Brooklyn with Jackie when she was growing up? How is the church described in the poem "Another Kingdom Hall"?

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

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

6. Who is described in "New Girl"? How does the poet describe her feelings for this individual?

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

8. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?

9. How does the author describe her school in "First Grade"?

10. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the comparisons in the book of the North and South. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born? Where did she spend her summers growing up? What place in Jackie's life felt the most like "home" to her? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the millenarian restorationist Christian denomination known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. When were the Jehovah’s Witnesses originated? What are their belief systems? How do they differ from other Christian denominations? What influences did Jackie's faith have on her as a child?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of New York when Jackie first arrived there with her mother and siblings. During what decade did Jackie's family move to New York? Where did they live? Where did they move after their first home? Why? How did Jackie compare New York with South Carolina?

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