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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?
(a) Kay.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Lena.
(d) Carrie.

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

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

4. When was the American Civil War declared?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1861.

5. Whose dream of a ladder to heaven is described in "Bible Times"?
(a) Peter's.
(b) Moses's.
(c) Abel's.
(d) Jacob's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?

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

3. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?

4. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?

5. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?

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