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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 color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Gray.
2. How many books were Jackie and her siblings allowed to check out from the library each week in the poem "Stevie and Me"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
3. What had Grandpa Gunnar done with the swing set in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) He gave it away.
(b) He had cemented it down.
(c) He sold it.
(d) He buried it.
4. What happens to Pinocchio in the books, according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) He becomes a boy.
(b) He tells the truth.
(c) He finds love.
(d) He falls from a cliff.
5. Who was Aunt Kay's boyfriend that helped Jackie's family move in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Willie.
(c) Mike.
(d) Phil.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who ran the Nursery and Day School that Jackie and her siblings attended while in Greenville?
2. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
3. Where is the church that Mary Anne took her children to attend in Brooklyn?
4. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
5. Where does the poet describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a johnny pump? How does the author describe them in "The Johnny Pump?"
2. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?
3. How does the author compare her family members in "Genetics"?
4. Who is described in "New Girl"? How does the poet describe her feelings for this individual?
5. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?
6. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?
7. What gifts does the author describe her mother bringing to her and her siblings in "Another Way"? Why did she bring them these items?
8. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?
9. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?
10. Why does Jacqueline Woodson say she wrote "Jackie" on the board in school in the poem "Late Autumn"?
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