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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. How old does Jacqueline Woodson describe herself in the poem "The Beginning"?
2. What was William J. Woodson's relationship to Jacqueline?
3. What title of address did Jackie's mother forbid her children to use?
4. What health problem did the boy from up the road suffer from in "The Almost Friends"?
5. What does the poet describe topping the letter "J" with in "The Beginning"?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where does the author describe her paternal great-great-grandfather's birth in "It’ll Be Scary Sometimes"?
2. How is the house described in "The Ghosts of the Nelsonville House"? Where is Nelsonville?
3. Into what genres does Brown Girl Dreaming fall? How are these genres defined?
4. What story is related from Grandma Georgiana's perspective in "Other People’s Memory"?
5. How does the author describe her grandmother's rules in "The Right Way to Speak"?
6. How does the author describe her feelings about the Bible and Christianity in "Bible Times"?
7. How does the author describe her siblings in the poems "The Reader" and "Hope" from Part 1?
8. How is Odell described in the poem "Uncle Odell"? Who was named for Odell?
9. How is the Woodsons' lineage described in "The Woodsons of Ohio"?
10. How are the poet's parents described in "Second Daughter’s Second Day on Earth"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of ancestry and its importance in the narrative. How is Jacqueline Woodson influenced by her family’s ancestry and past? Why do you think ancestry is important?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the characterizations of Grandma Georgiana and Grandpa Gunnar in the memoir. How would you describe Jackie’s relationship with her maternal grandparents? Where did Gunnar work?
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