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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) "I heard her crying."
(b) "We know better than that."
(c) "We walked to town, alone."
(d) "We would soon find out."

3. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

4. When was Malcolm X born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1932.

5. How is Dorothy related to Mary Anne?
(a) She is her cousin.
(b) She is her sister.
(c) She is her mother.
(d) She is her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dream of a ladder to heaven is described in "Bible Times"?

2. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?

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

4. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?

5. From where did the owner of the fabric store in Greenville know Georgiana?

(see the answer key)

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