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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Saltine crackers.
(b) Corn flakes.
(c) Bullion cubes.
(d) Argo starch.

9. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Bedford Avenue.
(c) Bushwick Avenue.
(d) Park Avenue.

10. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A dog.
(c) Spiders.
(d) A snake.

11. Who was Jacqueline Woodson's first grade teacher?
(a) Ms. Claude.
(b) Ms. Smith.
(c) Mr. Jackson.
(d) Ms. Feidler.

12. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family respond when she told them she wanted to be a writer the first time?
(a) They encouraged her relentlessly.
(b) They smiled dismissively.
(c) They laughed at her.
(d) They wept.

13. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Hope.
(c) Dell.
(d) Roman.

14. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?
(a) To Far Rockaway.
(b) To Queens.
(c) To Bedford-Stuyvesant.
(d) To Harlem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Pinocchio in the books, according to the poet in "Family"?

2. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?

3. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?

4. 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"?

5. What does the poet describe happening to the witch in "Family"?

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