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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet describe Winnie the Pooh always getting in the poem "Family"?
(a) His carrots.
(b) His honey.
(c) His laughter.
(d) His friends.

2. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Grandpa Gunnar.
(c) Uncle Robert.
(d) Aunt Kay.

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

4. 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) Bullion cubes.
(c) Argo starch.
(d) Corn flakes.

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

6. What is the title of Part 4 of Brown Girl Dreaming?
(a) "Deep in My Heart, I Do Believe."
(b) “Followed the Sky’s Mirrored Constellation to Freedom.”
(c) “The Stories of South Carolina Run Like Rivers.”
(d) “Ready to Change the World.”

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

8. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?
(a) Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Mrs. Hughes.
(c) Ms. Parham.
(d) Ms. Smith.

9. How old was Roman when he finally returned from the hospital in "One Place"?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

11. Who is the "Tomboy" that this poem describes?
(a) Hope.
(b) Roman.
(c) Dell.
(d) Jackie.

12. What happens to Pinocchio in the books, according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) He finds love.
(b) He tells the truth.
(c) He becomes a boy.
(d) He falls from a cliff.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?

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

3. Whose voice is described in the poem "Off-Key"?

4. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?

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

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