"Brown Girl Dreaming" Review

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

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

What does the figurative language used in "writing #1" show us about the writer?

• she is not a good storyteller like her sister

• her stories often ramble and do not have a point

• telling stories is a talent that comes easily to her

• she really enjoys sharing her stories with others

In "writing #1" the author says, "The story wakes up and walks all over the room. Sits in a chair, crosses one leg over the other, says, Let me introduce myself." What type of figurative language is the author using?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

How does the sentence in lines 7–9 contribute to the poem “writing #1”?

• it sets the mood

• it adds imagery

• it establishes the conflict

• it describes the setting

In the poem “late autumn,” the speaker goes from feeling —

• misunderstood to beloved

• fearful to hopeful

• confident to discouraged

• fascinated to bored

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

• Helpful and kind

• Competitive and ambitious

• Protective and watchful

• Intelligent and studious

In contrast to the poem “the other woodson,” the poem “reading” shows how —

• the speaker wants to be a writer

• the speaker feels pride in being different from her sister

• the speaker behaves and thinks like her sister

• the speaker struggles in school

The narrator’s frequent comparisons between herself and her sister emphasize —

• how much the narrator improved as a student

• how much the narrator wants to be like her sister

• how incapable the narrator feels

• how talented her sister is

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