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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Roman's bed pulled away from the wall when he returned home from the hospital?
(a) So that he could not eat the paint.
(b) So he would not hit his head on the wall.
(c) So he would stop crying.
(d) So he would be unable to reach the curtains.

2. Who are the other children described in Jackie's first grade class that did not pledge allegiance each day?
(a) Mary and Peter.
(b) Gina and Alina.
(c) Anna and Paul.
(d) Sara and Michelle.

3. What does the poet describe Winnie the Pooh always getting in the poem "Family"?
(a) His honey.
(b) His laughter.
(c) His carrots.
(d) His friends.

4. What does Mary Anne bring home for her children in "Another Way"?
(a) Board games.
(b) A piano.
(c) Books.
(d) A painting.

5. What did Robert give to Dell when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Silver earrings.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A puzzle.

6. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?
(a) Mary Anne's.
(b) Roman's.
(c) Hope's.
(d) Dell's.

7. Where does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
(a) In the front.
(b) In the middle.
(c) By the driver.
(d) In the back.

8. Who was Aunt Kay's boyfriend that helped Jackie's family move in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Phil.
(b) Willie.
(c) Mike.
(d) Bernie.

9. What school does Jackie describe attending in "First Grade"?
(a) P.S. 106.
(b) P.S. 203.
(c) P.S. 56.
(d) Harlem Elementary.

10. What did Uncle Robert give to Mary Anne when he moved to New York?
(a) Silver earrings.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A James Brown record.
(d) A teddy bear.

11. What store does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana avoiding because she was once made to wait long past her turn for service in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
(a) Woolworth's.
(b) Henry's Hardware.
(c) Cortwright's.
(d) Cornwall's.

12. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?
(a) The sounds.
(b) The smells.
(c) The food.
(d) The houses.

13. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?
(a) Horrific.
(b) Decrepit.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Overbearing.

14. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?
(a) The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
(b) The Green Giant and Other Children's Tales.
(c) The Prince and the Pauper and Other Stories.
(d) Aesop's Fables.

15. Where did Uncle Robert promise to take Jackie and her siblings in the poem "Far Rockaway"?
(a) A Yankees game.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) Queen.s
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?

2. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?

3. Where does the poet describe Maria spending her summers in "Fresh Air"?

4. Where does the poet describe her mother working in an office in "Lessons"?

5. Who is Jackie's teacher that is described in "Late Autumn"?

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