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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) The Saint of the Everyday Sculpture.
(b) The Saint Peter Sculpture.
(c) The Saint Michael Sculpture.
(d) The Saint of Ugly Sculpture.

4. Jackie's first book was a collection of seven haiku's focused on what subject?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Trees.
(d) Butterflies.

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

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

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

8. What happens to the "Selfish Giant," according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) He falls into the well.
(b) He learns to fly.
(c) He goes to heaven.
(d) He loses the battle.

9. From where is Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother saved, according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) The barn.
(b) The belly of the wolf.
(c) The bottom of the well.
(d) The roof of the house.

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

11. 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 wept.
(c) They laughed at her.
(d) They smiled dismissively.

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

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

14. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Walt Whitman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?

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

3. What did Uncle Robert give to Mary Anne when he moved to New York?

4. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?

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

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