View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jackie's teacher that is described in "Late Autumn"?
(a) Ms. Stein.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Ms. Smith.
(d) Ms. Moskowitz.

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

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

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

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

6. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?
(a) A willow tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A birch tree.

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

8. What does the poet describe happening to the witch in "Family"?
(a) She falls from the roof of her house.
(b) She gets chucked into the oven by Gretel.
(c) She steps on a snake.
(d) She is eaten by the dinosaur.

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

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

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

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

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

14. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?
(a) The houses.
(b) The smells.
(c) The sounds.
(d) The food.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the focus of the poem "Gifted"?

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

3. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?

4. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?

5. From where is Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother saved, according to the poet in "Family"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 473 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample