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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?
(a) Smith.
(b) Rose.
(c) Irby.
(d) Jackson.

2. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
(a) She had a speech disorder.
(b) She was not born in America.
(c) Her religion forbids it.
(d) She was always late.

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

4. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?
(a) Mabel Smith.
(b) Sarah James.
(c) Ruby Bridges.
(d) Jacqueline Woodson.

5. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?
(a) Ms. Parham.
(b) Mrs. Hughes.
(c) Ms. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?

2. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?

3. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?

4. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?

5. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?

(see the answer key)

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