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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where was Jacqueline's ancestor Thomas Woodson from?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Oxford, Mississippi.
(d) Chillicothe, Ohio.

8. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's father?
(a) James Allen Woodson.
(b) John Robert Woodson.
(c) Jack Austin Woodson.
(d) Peter Paul Woodson.

9. What did Georgina tell her grandchildren never to do?
(a) Daywork.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Sit in the back of the bus.
(d) Pet a dog.

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

11. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

13. What flavor ice-cream is described as Gunnar's favorite in "The Candy Lady"?
(a) Butternut pecan.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Lemon-chiffon.
(d) Vanilla.

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

15. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?
(a) "Shaking from fear and sorrow."
(b) "Clenched in rage."
(c) "Clenched in determination and glory."
(d) "Ready to change the world."

Short Answer Questions

1. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?

2. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?

3. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?

4. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?

5. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's father when Jackie was born?

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