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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word in the book is used to describe fire hydrants that are turned on for children in the summertime in New York?
(a) Johnny pumps.
(b) Pickup-tricks.
(c) Splatter levers.
(d) Roger jacks.

3. How far did Jackie have to walk to attend school in "First Grade"?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 2 blocks.
(c) 5 blocks.
(d) 1 mile.

4. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?
(a) Because she couldn't make a cursive "Q."
(b) Because she had always wanted to be called Jackie.
(c) Because she couldn't spell Jacqueline.
(d) Because she was unable to hear.

5. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
(a) Her religion forbids it.
(b) She was not born in America.
(c) She was always late.
(d) She had a speech disorder.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. What aspect of learning did Jacqueline Woodson struggle with growing up?
(a) Reading.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Speaking.

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

12. Where did Jackie go when the pledge of allegiance was said in class in first grade?
(a) Into the back of the room.
(b) Into a broom closet.
(c) Into the hallway.
(d) To the front of the room.

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

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

15. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?
(a) Gray.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?

3. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?

4. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?

5. What does the poet describe Hope performing in "Hope Onstage"?

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