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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was New York originally settled as, according to the poet in "Bushwick History Lesson"?
(a) New Madrid.
(b) New Portugal.
(c) New England.
(d) New Amsterdam.

2. What color is the home of the Woodsons described as in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Grey.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

3. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?
(a) Aesop's Fables.
(b) The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
(c) The Prince and the Pauper and Other Stories.
(d) The Green Giant and Other Children's Tales.

4. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He had a stroke.
(d) He had a heart attack.

5. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?
(a) He liked sports.
(b) He lived in an apartment.
(c) He was a lion.
(d) He looked like her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first line of "What I Believe"?

2. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

3. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?

4. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?

5. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?

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