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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the home of the Woodsons described as in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Grey.
(d) Yellow.

3. Who are the people that lived across the road from Jackie's grandmother and who she warned them to stay away from in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) Jamie and her sisters.
(b) Cora and her sisters.
(c) Phil and his sisters.
(d) Megan and her brothers.

4. When did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?
(a) April 7, 1964.
(b) July 12, 1966.
(c) September 14, 1962.
(d) August 28, 1963.

5. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?
(a) 1959-1961.
(b) 1961-1963.
(c) 1961-1965.
(d) 1963-1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?

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

3. Where is Dorothy's seamstress that makes her dresses and gloves described in "The Training"?

4. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?

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

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