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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) "We would soon find out."
(b) "We know better than that."
(c) "I heard her crying."
(d) "We walked to town, alone."

2. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?
(a) Bushwick Avenue.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Bedford Avenue.

3. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?
(a) "Ready to change the world."
(b) "Shaking from fear and sorrow."
(c) "Clenched in determination and glory."
(d) "Clenched in rage."

4. Where were Jacqueline Woodson's ancestors living when they were slaves?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

5. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 5 years old.
(c) 2 years old.
(d) 1 year old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?

2. Who lived above Jackie's family on Herzl Street?

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

4. Where did Jackie and her siblings move after Aunt Kay's death, as described in the poem "Moving Again"?

5. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?

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