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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?
(a) Because she couldn't make a cursive "Q."
(b) Because she was unable to hear.
(c) Because she couldn't spell Jacqueline.
(d) Because she had always wanted to be called Jackie.

2. Who is Jackie's teacher that is described in "Late Autumn"?
(a) Ms. Smith.
(b) Ms. Stein.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Ms. Moskowitz.

3. Jackie's first book was a collection of seven haiku's focused on what subject?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Trees.

4. 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) "Ain't."
(d) "Please."

5. Who was Aunt Kay's boyfriend that helped Jackie's family move in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Phil.
(b) Mike.
(c) Willie.
(d) Bernie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the American Civil War declared?

2. Who was Jacqueline Woodson's first grade teacher?

3. How many syllables comprise traditional haiku format?

4. What does the poet describe Hope performing in "Hope Onstage"?

5. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?

(see the answer key)

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