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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 old was Jacqueline Woodson's father when Jackie was born?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

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

3. What line is repeated several times in the poem "The Almost Friends"?
(a) "I heard her crying."
(b) "We walked to town, alone."
(c) "We would soon find out."
(d) "We know better than that."

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

5. Where had Mary Anne's sister recently moved in the poem "Ohio Behind Us"?
(a) Texas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pet did Mary Anne want when she was little, but Georgiana refused?

2. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?

3. What night of the week is described in "Hair Night"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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