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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 led to Hope's interest in science, according to the poet in "Chemistry"?

2. Who took Jackie, Dell, and Hope to South Carolina in "Home Again to Hall Street"?

3. How far did Jackie have to walk to attend school in "First Grade"?

4. What did Jackie describe being bitten by in her story to Uncle Robert in "Believing"?

5. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?

3. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?

4. How does the author describe her aunt in the poem "Caroline But We Called Her Aunt Kay, Some Memories"?

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

6. Who is described as sporting afros in the poem "Afros"? Why was Jackie not allowed to wear this hairstyle?

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

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

9. How does the poet describe the limitations of her faith in the poem "Flag"?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of family and sacrifice seen in the memoir. What are some of the sacrifices that Georgiana has made for her children and grandchildren? What are sacrifices Gunnar has made? How has Mary Anne sacrificed for her children?

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