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

2. What kind of branch has Jackie's mother stripped to use as a switch in the poem "The Right Way to Speak"?
(a) An elm tree branch.
(b) A sage-brush branch.
(c) A rose-bush branch.
(d) A weeping willow branch.

3. In what war did William J. Woodson fight?
(a) The American Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Mexican-American War.

4. What color is the home of the Woodsons described as in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"?
(a) Grey.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

5. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
(a) She is Jacqueline's sister.
(b) She is Jacqueline's second cousin.
(c) She is Jacqueline's aunt.
(d) She is Jacqueline's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form are the poems of Brown Girl Dreaming?

2. Where was Jacqueline's ancestor Thomas Woodson from?

3. When was Jacqueline Woodson born?

4. What is the maiden name of Jacqueline Woodson's mother?

5. How old was Jacqueline Woodson's mother when Jackie was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is "Daywork" described in the poem with the same name? Who took on daywork to support Jackie and her siblings when they were growing up?

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

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

7. What story is related from Grandma Georgiana's perspective in "Other People’s Memory"?

8. Who are the people described in "The Almost Friends"?

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

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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