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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) He was her great-grandfather.
(b) He was her grandfather.
(c) He was her great-great-uncle.
(d) He was her great-great-grandfather.

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

3. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Please."
(b) "Damn."
(c) "Ain't."
(d) "Negro."

4. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
(a) A straight hat.
(b) A jagged line.
(c) A crowbar.
(d) A pedestal.

5. Where was William J. Woodson born?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?

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

3. Where had Mary Anne's sister recently moved in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?

4. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?

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

(see the answer key)

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