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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Uncle Robert promise to take Jackie and her siblings in the poem "Far Rockaway"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Queen.s
(c) A Yankees game.
(d) Coney Island.

2. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?
(a) Johnny pumps.
(b) Splatter levers.
(c) Roger jacks.
(d) Pickup-tricks.

3. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Myrtle Beach.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Greenville.

4. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?
(a) The Columbus River.
(b) The Arkansas River.
(c) The Hocking River.
(d) The Klamath River.

5. What store does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana avoiding because she was once made to wait long past her turn for service in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
(a) Henry's Hardware.
(b) Cornwall's.
(c) Woolworth's.
(d) Cortwright's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Jacqueline Woodson's ancestors living when they were slaves?

2. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?

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

4. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?

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

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