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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. When was William J. Woodson born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1799.

2. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?
(a) "Daddy."
(b) "Grandpa."
(c) "Papaw."
(d) "Pop Pop."

3. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

5. What title of address did Jackie's mother forbid her children to use?
(a) Your Honor.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Senator.
(d) Ma'am.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the American Civil War end?

2. Where did Jack Woodson earn a scholarship to attend college?

3. When did Rosa Parks take a stand by refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

4. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?

5. What animals are described as making noise at the time of Jacqueline's birth in "Other People's Memory"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Gunnar Irby's profession? What struggles did he face in his job?

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

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

6. How is the unfolding Civil Rights Movement described in the poem "South Carolina at War"?

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

8. 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?

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

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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