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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Far Rockaway.
(d) Bed-Stuy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?

2. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?

3. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?

4. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?

5. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?

(see the answer key)

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