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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?
(a) "Grandpa."
(b) "Papaw."
(c) "Daddy."
(d) "Pop Pop."

2. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Far Rockaway.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Bed-Stuy.

3. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?
(a) Four-leaf clovers.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Sidewalk cracks.
(d) Rabbits' feet.

4. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) A weeping willow branch.
(b) A sage-brush branch.
(c) An elm tree branch.
(d) A rose-bush branch.

5. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?
(a) John Robert Woodson.
(b) Peter Paul Woodson.
(c) Jack Austin Woodson.
(d) James Allen Woodson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?

2. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?

3. Where was Jacqueline's ancestor Thomas Woodson from?

4. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?

5. What book of essays did James Baldwin publish in 1963?

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