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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 title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?
(a) "Followed the Sky's Mirrored Constellation to Freedom."
(b) “The Stories of South Carolina Run Like Rivers.”
(c) “I am Born.”
(d) “Power to the People.”

2. In what war did William J. Woodson fight?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Mexican-American War.

3. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?
(a) To Queens.
(b) To Far Rockaway.
(c) To Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(d) To Harlem.

4. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 1 year old.
(c) 3 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?

2. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?

3. Who was Jacqueline Woodson's first grade teacher?

4. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?

5. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?

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