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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 many syllables comprise traditional haiku format?

2. Who is Jackie's teacher that is described in "Late Autumn"?

3. What is the title of Part 3 of Brown Girl Dreaming?

4. What did Robert give to Dell when he arrived in New York in "Uncle Robert"?

5. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?

2. What is a johnny pump? How does the author describe them in "The Johnny Pump?"

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

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

5. Why does Jacqueline Woodson say she wrote "Jackie" on the board in school in the poem "Late Autumn"?

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

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

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

9. What does the poet describe thinking about as she eats breakfast in "Saturday Morning"?

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

Describe and discuss segregation in the South in 1963 and the setting of Greenville, South Carolina, at this time. How big was Greenville? How has the city changed in the past 50 years? When was Greenville desegregated?

Essay Topic 2

Define the following poetry terms and discuss an example of each from Brown Girl Dreaming: assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition. What purpose does each example serve for the reader? How does the poetry of Jacqueline Woodson differ when read aloud?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's characterizations of her mother and father in Brown Girl Dreaming. When did Jackie's parents divorce? How did this impact Jackie and her siblings? Did they stay in contact with their father after the divorce? Why or why not?

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