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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Bedford Avenue.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Bushwick Avenue.

2. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?
(a) He looked like her.
(b) He was a lion.
(c) He liked sports.
(d) He lived in an apartment.

3. For whose funeral did Grandma Georgiana return to South Carolina to attend after she moved to New York?
(a) Grandma Everett's funeral.
(b) Uncle Robert's funeral.
(c) Aunt Lucinda's funeral.
(d) Uncle Candy's funeral.

4. What was New York originally settled as, according to the poet in "Bushwick History Lesson"?
(a) New Amsterdam.
(b) New Madrid.
(c) New England.
(d) New Portugal.

5. Who is the Negro who bought his freedom that is described in "Bushwick History Lesson"?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Petrando.
(c) Franciscus.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?

2. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?

3. What is Mary Anne's response when Jackie asks her what she believes in, in the poem "Faith & Faith & Reasons"?

4. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?

5. What street did Mary Anne's parents live on in South Carolina?

(see the answer key)

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