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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Ohio State University.
(b) California State University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Princeton University.

2. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
(a) A straight hat.
(b) A crowbar.
(c) A jagged line.
(d) A pedestal.

3. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) December 1, 1955.
(b) March 12, 1969.
(c) August 13, 1959.
(d) July 3, 1958.

4. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Blue jays.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Crickets.

5. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) She is Jacqueline's second cousin.
(b) She is Jacqueline's aunt.
(c) She is Jacqueline's grandmother.
(d) She is Jacqueline's sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?

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

4. Where is Dorothy's seamstress that makes her dresses and gloves described in "The Training"?

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

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