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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 far did Jackie have to walk to attend school in "First Grade"?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 2 blocks.
(c) 5 blocks.
(d) 1 mile.
2. What led to Hope's interest in science, according to the poet in "Chemistry"?
(a) Saturday cartoons.
(b) Girls.
(c) Horror movies.
(d) Comic books.
3. How far from Jackie's home in Brooklyn did Maria live when they became friends?
(a) 2 blocks down.
(b) 4 blocks down.
(c) 5 doors down.
(d) 2 doors down.
4. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Bed-Stuy.
(c) Far Rockaway.
(d) Harlem.
5. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the poet describe Bernie and Peaches moving in "Moving Again"?
2. How many syllables comprise traditional haiku format?
3. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?
4. What had Grandpa Gunnar done with the swing set in "Daddy This Time"?
5. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What comparisons does the author make between New York and Greenville in the poem "New York City"?
2. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?
3. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?
4. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?
5. What gifts does the author describe her mother bringing to her and her siblings in "Another Way"? Why did she bring them these items?
6. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?
7. What does the poet describe Gunnar impressing upon her in "Daddy This Time"?
8. Who is described in "New Girl"? How does the poet describe her feelings for this individual?
9. How does the author describe her school in "First Grade"?
10. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"? How is this story described in the poem with the same name in Brown Girl Dreaming?
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