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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. What does Mary Anne say their new home is protected by in the poem "Moving Again"?

2. What does Mary Anne bring home for her children in "Another Way"?

3. Why was Roman's bed pulled away from the wall when he returned home from the hospital?

4. Where was the "New Girl" Diana from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the poet describe her learning methods in "Writing #2"?

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

4. What gifts does the author describe her mother bringing to her and her siblings in "Another Way"? Why did she bring them these items?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the comparisons in the book of the North and South. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born? Where did she spend her summers growing up? What place in Jackie's life felt the most like "home" to her? Why?

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

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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