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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. Who was Aunt Kay's boyfriend that helped Jackie's family move in "Brooklyn, New York"?
(a) Willie.
(b) Phil.
(c) Mike.
(d) Bernie.

2. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

3. In what collection of stories was "The Selfish Giant" published?
(a) The Prince and the Pauper and Other Stories.
(b) The Green Giant and Other Children's Tales.
(c) Aesop's Fables.
(d) The Happy Prince and Other Tales.

4. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?
(a) The food.
(b) The smells.
(c) The sounds.
(d) The houses.

5. What had Grandpa Gunnar done with the swing set in "Daddy This Time"?
(a) He had cemented it down.
(b) He sold it.
(c) He gave it away.
(d) He buried it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the poet describe Maria spending her summers in "Fresh Air"?

2. From where is Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother saved, according to the poet in "Family"?

3. How does the poet describe her school in "First Grade"?

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

5. What happens to the "Selfish Giant," according to the poet in "Family"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poet describe thinking about as she eats breakfast in "Saturday Morning"?

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

3. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"? How is this story described in the poem with the same name in Brown Girl Dreaming?

4. How does the author describe her family's reaction in "When I Tell My Family"? What does Jackie describe telling them?

5. How does the author describe her aunt in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?

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

7. How does the poet describe the limitations of her faith in the poem "Flag"?

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

9. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?

10. Who is described in "New Girl"? How does the poet describe her feelings for this individual?

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