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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?
(a) Her aunts.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her uncle.

2. What gesture does the poet describe enacting due to the influence of Angela Davis in "Power to the People"?
(a) Pointing a finger in the air.
(b) Making a peace sign.
(c) Making a star symbol.
(d) Raising a fist in the air.

3. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Nelsonville, South Carolina.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?
(a) Splatter levers.
(b) Johnny pumps.
(c) Roger jacks.
(d) Pickup-tricks.

5. What day of the week is described in the poem "Lessons"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was William J. Woodson born?

2. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

3. Who lived below Jackie's family when they moved to Herzl Street?

4. What does the poet compare the revolution to in the poem "The Revolution"?

5. What was New York originally settled as, according to the poet in "Bushwick History Lesson"?

(see the answer key)

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