View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?
(a) Roman.
(b) Hope.
(c) Dell.
(d) Maria.

5. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Far Rockaway.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Bed-Stuy.

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

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

8. In what neighborhood of Brooklyn is the apartment that is described in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Carroll Gardens.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Brownsville.

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

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

11. Where does the poet describe her mother working in an office in "Lessons"?
(a) Brownsville.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Queens.

12. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Mississippi.

13. How many books were Jackie and her siblings allowed to check out from the library each week in the poem "Stevie and Me"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

14. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?
(a) "Followed the Sky's Mirrored Constellation to Freedom."
(b) “Power to the People.”
(c) “I am Born.”
(d) “The Stories of South Carolina Run Like Rivers.”

15. 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) Cornwall's.
(b) Woolworth's.
(c) Cortwright's.
(d) Henry's Hardware.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In whose shadow does the poet describe growing up in "The Other Woodson"?

3. Who are the other children described in Jackie's first grade class that did not pledge allegiance each day?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 417 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample