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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

10. Where did Jackie and her siblings move after Aunt Kay's death, as described in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Jackson Street.
(c) Bedford Avenue.
(d) Madison Street.

11. Who is the focus of the poem "Gifted"?
(a) Roman.
(b) Hope.
(c) Mary Anne.
(d) Dell.

12. What day of the week is described in the poem "Lessons"?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

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

14. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?
(a) To Queens.
(b) To Harlem.
(c) To Far Rockaway.
(d) To Bedford-Stuyvesant.

15. What did Uncle Robert give to Mary Anne when he moved to New York?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) Silver earrings.
(c) A James Brown record.
(d) A book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Roman's bed pulled away from the wall when he returned home from the hospital?

4. In what neighborhood of Brooklyn is the apartment that is described in "Brooklyn, New York"?

5. What did Uncle Robert tell Jackie and her siblings they could make wishes on in "Wishes"?

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