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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. What is the name of Mary Anne Woodson's sister who was less than a year older than her?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Mabel.

2. Who in Jacqueline Woodson's family wanted her to be named simply "Jack"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her aunts.
(d) Her father.

3. What Biblical river is referenced in the poem "The Leavers"?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The River Arnon.
(c) The River Euphrates.
(d) The River Jordan.

4. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Charleston.

5. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South?

2. Where had Mary Anne's sister recently moved in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?

3. Where was William J. Woodson born?

4. Who was Thomas Woodson's mother?

5. Whose dream of a ladder to heaven is described in "Bible Times"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conflict is described in the poem "A Girl Named Jack"?

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

4. How are the poet's parents described in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?

5. How is the Woodsons' lineage described in "The Woodsons of Ohio"?

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

7. How is Odell described in the poem "Uncle Odell"? Who was named for Odell?

8. Into what genres does Brown Girl Dreaming fall? How are these genres defined?

9. How is the history of slavery described in Jackie's maternal grandparents' ancestry in "The Garden"?

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

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