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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Please."
(b) "Negro."
(c) "Damn."
(d) "Ain't."

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

3. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?
(a) Aunt Kay.
(b) Grandpa Gunnar.
(c) Uncle Robert.
(d) Mary Anne.

5. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?
(a) A snake.
(b) Spiders.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

2. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

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

4. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?

5. Who are the other children described in Jackie's first grade class that did not pledge allegiance each day?

(see the answer key)

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