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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Cora and her sisters.
(b) Jamie and her sisters.
(c) Megan and her brothers.
(d) Phil and his sisters.

2. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

3. Where is Dorothy's seamstress that makes her dresses and gloves described in "The Training"?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Chattanooga.
(c) Charleston.
(d) New York.

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

5. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?
(a) "Daddy."
(b) "Grandpa."
(c) "Papaw."
(d) "Pop Pop."

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

7. What title of address did Jackie's mother forbid her children to use?
(a) Your Honor.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Ma'am.
(d) Senator.

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

9. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) The South.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

10. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?
(a) March 12, 1965.
(b) August 15, 1962.
(c) February 12, 1963.
(d) June 2, 1963.

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

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

13. Where was William J. Woodson born?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Georgia.

14. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her aunts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What street did Mary Anne's parents live on in South Carolina?

2. What creatures "keep going / as though they know their song / is our lullaby" in the poem "Lullaby"?

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

4. When was William J. Woodson born?

5. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?

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