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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What led to Hope's interest in science, according to the poet in "Chemistry"?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Saturday cartoons.
(c) Horror movies.
(d) Girls.

2. What book of essays did James Baldwin publish in 1963?
(a) The Fire Next Time.
(b) The Doctor's Tale.
(c) The Lost Way North.
(d) The Road Within.

3. Who are the other children described in Jackie's first grade class that did not pledge allegiance each day?
(a) Sara and Michelle.
(b) Gina and Alina.
(c) Anna and Paul.
(d) Mary and Peter.

4. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?
(a) The River Euphrates.
(b) The River Jordan.
(c) The River Arnon.
(d) The Nile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jacqueline Woodson's middle name?

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

3. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?

4. Where did Jackie and her siblings move after Aunt Kay's death, as described in the poem "Moving Again"?

5. What form are the poems of Brown Girl Dreaming?

(see the answer key)

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