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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 book of essays did James Baldwin publish in 1963?
(a) The Doctor's Tale.
(b) The Fire Next Time.
(c) The Lost Way North.
(d) The Road Within.

2. What is described as Hope's Kryptonite in the poem "Hope"?
(a) His father.
(b) The South.
(c) His mother.
(d) Ohio.

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

4. How many children did Grandma Georgiana's mother give birth to?
(a) 5.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 13.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?

2. Who is the focus of the poem "The Reader"?

3. What sport did Jack Woodson play in high school and college?

4. How old is Dell described as in "The Beginning"?

5. What breakfast does the poet describe eating in "Bible Times"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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