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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What street did Mary Anne's parents live on in South Carolina?
(a) Center Street.
(b) Hall Street.
(c) Smith Street.
(d) Jackson Street.

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

3. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Hope.
(c) Georgiana.
(d) Dell.

4. What did Georgina tell her grandchildren never to do?
(a) Pet a dog.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Sit in the back of the bus.
(d) Daywork.

5. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) July 3, 1958.
(b) August 13, 1959.
(c) December 1, 1955.
(d) March 12, 1969.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?

3. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?

4. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?

5. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?

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