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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years was John F. Kennedy President of the United States?
(a) 1961-1963.
(b) 1961-1965.
(c) 1959-1961.
(d) 1963-1965.

2. Whose wish for a man's head on a platter is described in the poem "Bible Times"?
(a) Abel's.
(b) Judas's.
(c) Cain's.
(d) Salome's.

3. When did the American Civil War end?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1890.

4. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

5. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?

2. When was the American Civil War declared?

3. Where was William J. Woodson born?

4. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family travel from Ohio to South Carolina each winter when she was young?

5. What was the occupation of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her feelings about the Bible and Christianity in "Bible Times"?

2. When and where does the author describe her paternal great-great-grandfather's birth in "It’ll Be Scary Sometimes"?

3. What does the author describe calling her grandfather in "Gunnar's Children"? How does she describe her feelings for her grandfather?

4. Who is the focus of the poem "Football Dreams"? What is related in this narrative?

5. How does the author describe the names in her family in "Family Names"?

6. How does the author describe her ancestry in "February 12, 1963"?

7. What was Gunnar Irby's profession? What struggles did he face in his job?

8. How does the author establish the social and political atmosphere into which she was born in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?

9. How is the house described in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"? Where is Nelsonville?

10. How is the unfolding Civil Rights Movement described in the poem "South Carolina at War"?

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