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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?
(a) Jacqueline Woodson.
(b) Ruby Bridges.
(c) Sarah James.
(d) Mabel Smith.

2. In what war did William J. Woodson fight?
(a) The Mexican-American War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The American Civil War.
(d) The Korean War.

3. What school does Jackie describe attending in "First Grade"?
(a) P.S. 56.
(b) P.S. 106.
(c) P.S. 203.
(d) Harlem Elementary.

4. When was William J. Woodson born?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1832.

5. What form are the poems of Brown Girl Dreaming?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Iambic pentameter.
(c) Blank verse.
(d) Free verse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the people that lived across the road from Jackie's grandmother and who she warned them to stay away from in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

3. What aspect of learning did Jacqueline Woodson struggle with growing up?

4. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?

5. Who is the "Tomboy" that this poem describes?

(see the answer key)

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