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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?
(a) 2 doors down.
(b) 4 blocks down.
(c) 2 blocks down.
(d) 5 doors down.

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

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

4. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) The Saint of the Everyday Sculpture.
(b) The Saint of Ugly Sculpture.
(c) The Saint Peter Sculpture.
(d) The Saint Michael Sculpture.

5. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?
(a) Dell.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Roman.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

2. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?

3. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?

4. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?

5. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?

(see the answer key)

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