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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 does Mary Anne bring home for her children in "Another Way"?
(a) Books.
(b) A painting.
(c) Board games.
(d) A piano.

2. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?
(a) The Saint of the Everyday Sculpture.
(b) The Saint of Ugly Sculpture.
(c) The Saint Peter Sculpture.
(d) The Saint Michael Sculpture.

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

4. What happens to the "Selfish Giant," according to the poet in "Family"?
(a) He loses the battle.
(b) He goes to heaven.
(c) He falls into the well.
(d) He learns to fly.

5. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food product does the poet describe Aunt Kay eating like candy in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?

2. When is the poem "Maria" set?

3. The poem "Saturday Morning" explores Jackie's longing for Greenville through her descriptions of what aspect?

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

5. What does the poet describe Winnie the Pooh always getting in the poem "Family"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Jacqueline Woodson's family move after the death of Aunt Kay? How is this setting described in "Moving Again"?

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

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

5. What does the poet describe Gunnar impressing upon her in "Daddy This Time"?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author compare her family members in "Genetics"?

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