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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1939.

2. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?
(a) A hole in his heart.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Paraplegia.
(d) A speech impediment.

3. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) August 15, 1962.
(b) March 12, 1965.
(c) February 12, 1963.
(d) June 2, 1963.

4. What is the name of the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?
(a) Everett.
(b) Brownsville.
(c) Nicholtown.
(d) Jackson.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

3. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?

4. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?

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

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