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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Thomas Woodson's father?

2. What is Grace Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?

3. What flavor ice-cream is described as Gunnar's favorite in "The Candy Lady"?

4. What did Jacqueline come to call her maternal grandfather when living with him, according to the narrative of "Gunnar's Children"?

5. Where did Mary Anne's family live in South Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the unfolding Civil Rights Movement described in the poem "South Carolina at War"?

2. How is the history of slavery described in Jackie's maternal grandparents' ancestry in "The Garden"?

3. What does the author describe calling her grandfather in "Gunnar's Children"? How does she describe her feelings for her grandfather?

4. How is "Daywork" described in the poem with the same name? Who took on daywork to support Jackie and her siblings when they were growing up?

5. How is the Woodsons' lineage described in "The Woodsons of Ohio"?

6. How does the author describe her grandmother's rules in "The Right Way to Speak"?

7. What event is described in the poem "The Candy Lady"?

8. When and where does the author describe her paternal great-great-grandfather's birth in "It’ll Be Scary Sometimes"?

9. What was Gunnar Irby's profession? What struggles did he face in his job?

10. What conflict is described in the poem "A Girl Named Jack"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of New York when Jackie first arrived there with her mother and siblings. During what decade did Jackie's family move to New York? Where did they live? Where did they move after their first home? Why? How did Jackie compare New York with South Carolina?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the imagery and symbolism in the final poems of Part 1. Why did Jackie and her family travel at night on the bus from South Carolina to Ohio? How does the author describe the river they follow on their journey? What do you think the river represents symbolically? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jacqueline Woodson's time of birth. How does the author illustrate the atmosphere of this period in history? What major events occurred in the United States in the year the author was born? How did these events influence her life and culture?

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