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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. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Mexico.
2. Why did Jackie not pledge allegiance to the flag at school growing up?
(a) She was not born in America.
(b) She had a speech disorder.
(c) Her religion forbids it.
(d) She was always late.
3. Who is the focus of the poem "The Paint Eater"?
(a) Dell.
(b) Hope.
(c) Roman.
(d) Jackie.
4. Who is the focus of the poem "Gifted"?
(a) Mary Anne.
(b) Hope.
(c) Roman.
(d) Dell.
5. What does Jacqueline Woodson describe her mother teaching her to cook in "Lessons"?
(a) Cornbread.
(b) Pot roast.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Collared greens.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?
2. Where did Uncle Robert move when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?
3. What kind of tree does the poet describe sitting under on her block in "How to Listen #6"?
4. Who was Aunt Kay's boyfriend that helped Jackie's family move in "Brooklyn, New York"?
5. What school does Jackie describe attending in "First Grade"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?
2. Who is described as "The Other Woodson" in the poem by this name? To whom is this individual compared?
3. How does the author describe her aunt in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?
4. Who wrote the short story "The Selfish Giant"? How is this story described in the poem with the same name in Brown Girl Dreaming?
5. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?
6. Where did Jacqueline Woodson's family move after the death of Aunt Kay? How is this setting described in "Moving Again"?
7. How does the author describe her family's reaction in "When I Tell My Family"? What does Jackie describe telling them?
8. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?
9. How does the author compare her family members in "Genetics"?
10. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?
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