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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

2. Where did Jackie and her siblings move after Aunt Kay's death, as described in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Madison Street.
(c) Jackson Street.
(d) Bedford Avenue.

3. What is the first line of "What I Believe"?
(a) "I believe in finding a home."
(b) "I believe in myself and my father."
(c) "I believe in God and evolution."
(d) "I believe in life and death."

4. Where is Dorothy's seamstress that makes her dresses and gloves described in "The Training"?
(a) Charleston.
(b) New York.
(c) Chattanooga.
(d) Memphis.

5. Brown Girl Dreaming describes the events of Jacqueline Woodson's life up until about what age?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Negro who bought his freedom that is described in "Bushwick History Lesson"?

2. What did Georgina tell her grandchildren never to do?

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

4. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?

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

(see the answer key)

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