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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. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.
2. Who are the people that lived across the road from Jackie's grandmother and who she warned them to stay away from in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) Phil and his sisters.
(b) Jamie and her sisters.
(c) Megan and her brothers.
(d) Cora and her sisters.
3. Where had Mary Anne's sister recently moved in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) New York.
4. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Baseball.
5. What street did Mary Anne's parents live on in South Carolina?
(a) Jackson Street.
(b) Smith Street.
(c) Hall Street.
(d) Center Street.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was William J. Woodson born?
2. In what war did William J. Woodson fight?
3. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?
4. How does Jacqueline Woodson describe her infant fists in "Second Daughter's Second Day on Earth"?
5. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the poet's parents described in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?
2. What does the author describe calling her grandfather in "Gunnar's Children"? How does she describe her feelings for her grandfather?
3. How does the author describe the names in her family in "Family Names"?
4. How does the author describe her feelings about the Bible and Christianity in "Bible Times"?
5. What story is related from Grandma Georgiana's perspective in "Other People’s Memory"?
6. How is life in Greenville described in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
7. How does the author describe her ancestry in "February 12, 1963"?
8. How is the Woodsons' lineage described in "The Woodsons of Ohio"?
9. What was Gunnar Irby's profession? What struggles did he face in his job?
10. Who are the people described in "The Almost Friends"?
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