Brown Girl Dreaming Questions

The poems reveal that as a child the author struggled with . . .

• listening to her mother

• reading and writing

• going on family outings

• playing and practicing sports

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The book Stevie is important to the author because...

• it has people of color in it

• it is the first library book she checks out

• it has a character in it who is a writer

• it is the first book she can read

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which phrase best fits the author's description of her older sister?

• helpful and kind

• competitive and ambitious

• protective and watchful

• intelligent and studious

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author tells her story in verse instead of prose most likely because —

• she wants to have a brief but powerful impact

• she does not write well

• she does not recall much from her life

• she wants to emphasize the setting

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Read the sentence in the poem “writing #1” that begins in line 3 and ends in line 4. The poet uses personification in this sentence to show that —

• she is not a good storyteller like her sister

• her stories often ramble and do not have a point

• she really enjoys sharing her stories with others

• telling stories is a talent that comes easily to her

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

How does the sentence in lines 7-9 contribute to the poem "writing #1"?

• it sets the mood

• it adds imagery

• it describes the setting

• it establishes the conflict

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the poem "late autumn," the speaker goes from feeling --

• fascinated to bored

• frustrated to hopeful

• confident to discouraged

• misunderstood to beloved

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In contrast to the poem "the other woodson," the poem "reading" shows how --

• the speaker struggles in school

• the speaker wants to be a writer

• the speaker behaves and thinks like her sister

• the speaker feels pride in being different from her sister

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read the dictionary entry.

fussing \fŭs-ing\ v 1. showing unnecessary concern about something 2. complaining about something unimportant 3. moving around or busying oneself restlessly 4. disturbing or bothering someone

Which definition best matches the meaning of fussing as it is used in line 93 of the poem “stevie and me”?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The last three lines of the poem "when I tell my family" shows that the speaker --

• is better at writing than telling stories

• does not think she has a chance as a writer

• still plans to be a writer regardless

• wants to write a story about her childhood

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10