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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?
(a) A birch tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A willow tree.

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

3. How far did Jackie have to walk to attend school in "First Grade"?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 5 blocks.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 2 blocks.

4. Who was Thomas Woodson's father?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Walt Whitman.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?

2. What does the poet describe happening to the witch in "Family"?

3. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?

4. Where was William J. Woodson born?

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

(see the answer key)

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