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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between what two places did Jacqueline Woodson feel divided growing up?
(a) Between California and New York.
(b) Between New York and South Carolina.
(c) Between Chicago and New York.
(d) Between Ohio and Arkansas.

2. What organization did Angela Davis found to fight to abolish the prison-industrial complex?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) Critical Resistance.
(c) The Code Red.
(d) The Union Pacific.

3. When was Angela Davis arrested, charged, tried, and acquitted of conspiracy in the armed take-over of a Marin County courtroom?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1962.

4. When was William J. Woodson born?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1859.

5. What activity does Jackie describe learning in the poem "After Greenville #2"?
(a) Playing hula hoop.
(b) Jumping rope.
(c) Playing marbles.
(d) Playing dominoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?

2. Who is the focus of the poem "Gifted"?

3. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?

4. What gesture does the poet describe enacting due to the influence of Angela Davis in "Power to the People"?

5. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?

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