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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) He was her great-grandfather.
(b) He was her great-great-uncle.
(c) He was her grandfather.
(d) He was her great-great-grandfather.

2. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?
(a) Blue jays.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Cats.

3. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?
(a) Ruby Bridges.
(b) Mabel Smith.
(c) Sarah James.
(d) Jacqueline Woodson.

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

5. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Please."
(b) "Damn."
(c) "Ain't."
(d) "Negro."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as looking down on the South for its inequality in "Journey"?

2. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?

3. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?

4. How many children did Grandma Georgiana's mother give birth to?

5. What is the name of the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?

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