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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jacqueline Woodson describe her mother teaching her to cook in "Lessons"?
(a) Collared greens.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Cornbread.
(d) Pot roast.

2. Where does the poet describe Maria spending her summers in "Fresh Air"?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) Schenectady.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

3. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?
(a) 2 doors down.
(b) 4 blocks down.
(c) 5 doors down.
(d) 2 blocks down.

4. Whose voice is described in the poem "Off-Key"?
(a) Hope's.
(b) Roman's.
(c) Dell's.
(d) Jackie's.

5. What had Grandpa Gunnar done with the swing set in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) He sold it.
(b) He had cemented it down.
(c) He buried it.
(d) He gave it away.

6. What is Jacqueline Woodson's middle name?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Angela.

7. When is the poem "Maria" set?
(a) Late August.
(b) Late June.
(c) Early April.
(d) December.

8. 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.

9. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?
(a) Four-leaf clovers.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Rabbits' feet.
(d) Sidewalk cracks.

10. Where did Jackie and her siblings move after Aunt Kay's death, as described in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Jackson Street.
(c) Bedford Avenue.
(d) Madison Street.

11. Who lived above Jackie's family on Herzl Street?
(a) Jack and Sarah.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Peter.
(d) Aunt Kay and Bernie.

12. Who lived below Jackie's family when they moved to Herzl Street?
(a) Peter.
(b) Kay.
(c) Jack.
(d) Peaches.

13. How far did Jackie and her family walk to attend church on Sundays, as described in "Another Kingdom Hall"?
(a) 7 blocks.
(b) 2 blocks.
(c) 9 blocks.
(d) 12 blocks.

14. What food product does the poet describe Aunt Kay eating like candy in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?
(a) Argo starch.
(b) Corn flakes.
(c) Bullion cubes.
(d) Saltine crackers.

15. Who is the focus of the poem "Gifted"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Hope.
(c) Dell.
(d) Roman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "Tomboy" that this poem describes?

2. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?

3. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?

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

5. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?

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