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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He was in a car accident.

2. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1944.

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

4. Where was Jacqueline's ancestor Thomas Woodson from?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Oxford, Mississippi.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Chillicothe, Ohio.

5. Who is described as looking down on the South for its inequality in "Journey"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Dell.
(c) Jack.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?

2. Where were Jacqueline Woodson's ancestors living when they were slaves?

3. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?

4. What color is the home of the Woodsons described as in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"?

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

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