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Jacqueline WoodsonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Reading Check
1. Who is Woodson named after?
2. What does Woodson’s father think of the South?
3. What is going on in South Carolina during Woodson’s childhood that people she knows are participating in?
4. What leads Woodson and her family to move to Greenville?
5. Where does Woodson’s mother go when she leaves the children with their grandparents?
Multiple Choice
1. In “it’ll be scary sometimes,” why does Woodson’s mother encourage her to think of her great grandfather William Woodson?
A) because he was a brave soldier
B) because he went to an all-white school
C) because he stood up for what was right
D) because he looked away when he experienced racism
2. What is the first thing Woodson learns to write?
A) the word home
B) her sister’s name
C) the letter J
D) Gunnar’s name
3. What does Miss Bell do in “miss bell and the marchers” since her employer forbids her from protesting?
A) She marches in disguise.
B) She uses her earnings to donate to local causes.
C) She feeds the marchers.
D) She helps marchers with legal trouble.
4. Why does Woodson’s mother say her school burned down in “sterling high school, greenville”?
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