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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who lived below Jackie's family when they moved to Herzl Street?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Jack.
(c) Kay.
(d) Peter.

3. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Roman.
(d) Dell.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?
(a) Dell.
(b) Maria.
(c) Roman.
(d) Hope.

10. What is Jacqueline Woodson's middle name?
(a) Angela.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Michelle.

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

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

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

14. 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) Bullion cubes.
(b) Argo starch.
(c) Saltine crackers.
(d) Corn flakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many syllables comprise traditional haiku format?

2. How far did Jackie and her family walk to attend church on Sundays, as described in "Another Kingdom Hall"?

3. When did Langston Hughes die?

4. What physical trait do Mary Anne, Gunnar, Jackie, Dell, and Hope all share, according to the poet in "Genetics"?

5. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?

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