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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 is Jacqueline Woodson's middle name?
(a) Angela.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Michelle.

2. How many syllables comprise traditional haiku format?
(a) 17.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

3. Who is described as always reading in the poem "Tomboy"?
(a) Roman.
(b) Maria.
(c) Hope.
(d) Dell.

4. How does Roman's appearance differ from those of his siblings?
(a) Roman is darker.
(b) Roman is fatter.
(c) Roman is thinner.
(d) Roman is paler.

5. What does Jacqueline Woodson describe her mother teaching her to cook in "Lessons"?
(a) Collared greens.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Cornbread.
(d) Pancakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jacqueline Woodson's family respond when she told them she wanted to be a writer the first time?

2. Who is the "Tomboy" that this poem describes?

3. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?

4. In what language did Gunnar ask Jackie to speak to him, in "Daddy This Time"?

5. What physical trait do Mary Anne, Gunnar, Jackie, Dell, and Hope all share, according to the poet in "Genetics"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a johnny pump? How does the author describe them in "The Johnny Pump?"

2. Who is described as "The Other Woodson" in the poem by this name? To whom is this individual compared?

3. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?

4. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?

5. What comparisons does the author make between New York and Greenville in the poem "New York City"?

6. Who attended church in Brooklyn with Jackie when she was growing up? How is the church described in the poem "Another Kingdom Hall"?

7. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?

8. Why does Jacqueline Woodson say she wrote "Jackie" on the board in school in the poem "Late Autumn"?

9. How does the author describe her school in "First Grade"?

10. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?

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