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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Buttered biscuits.

2. When did the American Civil War end?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1859.

3. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?
(a) Decrepit.
(b) Overbearing.
(c) Horrific.
(d) Beautiful.

4. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
(a) She had a speech disorder.
(b) She was not born in America.
(c) Her religion forbids it.
(d) She was always late.

5. What did Georgina tell her grandchildren never to do?
(a) Daywork.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Sit in the back of the bus.
(d) Pet a dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived below Jackie's family when they moved to Herzl Street?

2. What did Jackie and her siblings use to soothe Georgina's feet at night?

3. What is Jacqueline Woodson's middle name?

4. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"?

5. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?

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