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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 the predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina, that is described by the poet?
(a) Nicholtown.
(b) Brownsville.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Everett.

2. When did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?
(a) September 14, 1962.
(b) August 28, 1963.
(c) July 12, 1966.
(d) April 7, 1964.

3. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
(a) A pedestal.
(b) A crowbar.
(c) A straight hat.
(d) A jagged line.

4. Where was William J. Woodson born?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

5. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jacqueline Woodson's maternal grandfather?

2. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?

3. How did Jacqueline Woodson's Uncle Odell die?

4. When does Jackie describe her grandfather bringing home superhero comic books for his grandchildren in "Hope"?

5. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe her siblings in the poems "The Reader" and "Hope" from Part 1?

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

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

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

7. How does the author describe her grandmother's rules in "The Right Way to Speak"?

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

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

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

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