2. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?
(a) Paraplegia.
(b) A speech impediment.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) A hole in his heart.

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

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

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

6. What word has Hope said, causing his mother to hit him with a switch, in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) "Ain't."
(b) "Please."
(c) "Damn."
(d) "Negro."

7. Along what river did the Woodsons travel on their trips from Ohio to South Carolina?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Klamath River.
(c) The Hocking River.
(d) The Columbus River.

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

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

10. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Buttered biscuits.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Bacon and eggs.

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

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

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

14. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) He was her great-great-uncle.
(b) He was her great-grandfather.
(c) He was her great-great-grandfather.
(d) He was her grandfather.

15. From where did the owner of the fabric store in Greenville know Georgiana?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Anderson.