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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Cats.
(d) Blue jays.

2. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) She is Jacqueline's grandmother.
(b) She is Jacqueline's aunt.
(c) She is Jacqueline's sister.
(d) She is Jacqueline's second cousin.

3. How old was Jacqueline Woodson when her parents separated?
(a) 2 years old.
(b) 1 year old.
(c) 5 years old.
(d) 3 years old.

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

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

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

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

8. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?
(a) 22.
(b) 26.
(c) 24.
(d) 19.

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

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

11. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Myrtle Beach.
(d) Greenville.

12. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
(a) A crowbar.
(b) A straight hat.
(c) A jagged line.
(d) A pedestal.

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

14. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Ohio State University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) California State University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?

2. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?

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

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

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

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