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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) The Saint Peter Sculpture.
(b) The Saint Michael Sculpture.
(c) The Saint of Ugly Sculpture.
(d) The Saint of the Everyday Sculpture.

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

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

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

7. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?
(a) The Happy Prince and Other Tales.
(b) The Prince and the Pauper and Other Stories.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) The Green Giant and Other Children's Tales.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. What did Robert give to Dell when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Silver earrings.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A notebook.
(d) A guitar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?

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

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

4. Jackie's first book was a collection of seven haiku's focused on what subject?

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

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