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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. Who was Thomas Woodson's mother?
(a) Sally Hemings.
(b) Marie Anderson.
(c) Sarah Jackson.
(d) Betsy Ross.

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

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

6. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Blue jays.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Hummingbirds.

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

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

9. Who is described as looking down on the South for its inequality in "Journey"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Dell.
(d) Roman.

10. 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 determination and glory."
(c) "Clenched in rage."
(d) "Ready to change the world."

11. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Rose.
(c) Irby.
(d) Smith.

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

13. 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"?
(a) Phil and his sisters.
(b) Cora and her sisters.
(c) Jamie and her sisters.
(d) Megan and her brothers.

14. What kind of pet did Mary Anne want when she was little, but Georgiana refused?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A pig.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?

3. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?

4. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?

5. What was the occupation of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?

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