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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the American Civil War end?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1865.

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

4. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

5. On what night of the week did Jackie's mother depart for New York in the poem "The Blanket"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

6. What was the occupation of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?
(a) He was a plumber.
(b) He was a cabinet maker.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a printing press foreman.

7. How is Dorothy related to Mary Anne?
(a) She is her sister.
(b) She is her cousin.
(c) She is her aunt.
(d) She is her mother.

8. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) An elm tree branch.
(b) A weeping willow branch.
(c) A rose-bush branch.
(d) A sage-brush branch.

9. What did Jackie and her siblings use to soothe Georgina's feet at night?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Ice water.
(d) Epsom salt.

10. When did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?
(a) September 14, 1962.
(b) April 7, 1964.
(c) August 28, 1963.
(d) July 12, 1966.

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

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

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

14. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's father when Jackie was born?
(a) 26.
(b) 22.
(c) 25.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?

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

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

5. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?

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