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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. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Georgiana.
(c) Hope.
(d) Dell.
2. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?
(a) Greenville.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Myrtle Beach.
(d) Charleston.
3. What was Mary Anne's sister Caroline called?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Kay.
(d) Lena.
4. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.
5. Whose wish for a man's head on a platter is described in the poem "Bible Times"?
(a) Cain's.
(b) Salome's.
(c) Judas's.
(d) Abel's.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?
2. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
3. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
4. When does Jackie describe her grandfather bringing home superhero comic books for his grandchildren in "Hope"?
5. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conflict is described in the poem "A Girl Named Jack"?
2. How is the unfolding Civil Rights Movement described in the poem "South Carolina at War"?
3. Who is the focus of the poem "Football Dreams"? What is related in this narrative?
4. How is the Woodsons' lineage described in "The Woodsons of Ohio"?
5. What story is related from Grandma Georgiana's perspective in "Other People’s Memory"?
6. How does the author describe the names in her family in "Family Names"?
7. What is the symbolic image that concludes the poem "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"? What is symbolized in this imagery?
8. How is life in Greenville described in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
9. How are the poet's parents described in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?
10. How does the author describe her feelings about the Bible and Christianity in "Bible Times"?
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