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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?
(a) Gunnar Irby.
(b) Jack Rogers.
(c) Hunter Smith.
(d) Andrew Williams.

2. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?
(a) The River Arnon.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The River Jordan.
(d) The River Euphrates.

3. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?
(a) The smells.
(b) The food.
(c) The sounds.
(d) The houses.

4. Who was Thomas Woodson's father?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Ben Franklin.

5. Who was Thomas Woodson's mother?
(a) Betsy Ross.
(b) Sarah Jackson.
(c) Marie Anderson.
(d) Sally Hemings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?

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

3. What flavor ice-cream is described as Gunnar's favorite in "The Candy Lady"?

4. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?

5. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?

(see the answer key)

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