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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food product does the poet describe Aunt Kay eating like candy in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?
(a) Bullion cubes.
(b) Corn flakes.
(c) Argo starch.
(d) Saltine crackers.

2. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?
(a) Hope's.
(b) Dell's.
(c) Mary Anne's.
(d) Roman's.

3. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family respond when she told them she wanted to be a writer the first time?
(a) They encouraged her relentlessly.
(b) They wept.
(c) They smiled dismissively.
(d) They laughed at her.

4. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?
(a) 26.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jackie and her siblings use to soothe Georgina's feet at night?

2. What does Mary Anne bring home for her children in "Another Way"?

3. Who is Jackie's teacher that is described in "Late Autumn"?

4. What school does Jackie describe attending in "First Grade"?

5. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?

(see the answer key)

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