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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?
(a) Gunnar Irby.
(b) Jack Rogers.
(c) Andrew Williams.
(d) Hunter Smith.

2. When does Jackie describe her grandfather bringing home superhero comic books for his grandchildren in "Hope"?
(a) On Thursdays.
(b) On Fridays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On Tuesdays.

3. How many children did Grandma Georgiana's mother give birth to?
(a) 5.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 19.

4. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Ohio State University.
(d) California State University.

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

6. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?
(a) By airplane.
(b) By train.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

7. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?
(a) Dell.
(b) Hope.
(c) Georgiana.
(d) Mary Anne.

8. When was the American Civil War declared?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1869.

9. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
(a) A straight hat.
(b) A pedestal.
(c) A crowbar.
(d) A jagged line.

10. What street did Mary Anne's parents live on in South Carolina?
(a) Smith Street.
(b) Jackson Street.
(c) Hall Street.
(d) Center Street.

11. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1919.

12. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) "We walked to town, alone."
(b) "I heard her crying."
(c) "We know better than that."
(d) "We would soon find out."

13. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Nelsonville, South Carolina.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

14. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Caroline.

15. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Kay.
(d) Lena.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Malcolm X born?

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

3. How is Dorothy related to Mary Anne?

4. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

5. What book of essays did James Baldwin publish in 1963?

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