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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the poet describe her mother working in an office in "Lessons"?
(a) The Upper East Side.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brownsville.

2. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Dell.
(c) Maria.
(d) Roman.

3. When was the Black Panther Party founded?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1972.

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

5. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family respond when she told them she wanted to be a writer the first time?
(a) They wept.
(b) They smiled dismissively.
(c) They laughed at her.
(d) They encouraged her relentlessly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?

2. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?

3. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?

4. What organization did Angela Davis found to fight to abolish the prison-industrial complex?

5. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?

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