Brown Girl Dreaming HMH Quiz

writing #1

"The story wakes up and walks all over the room."

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

writing #1

"But as I bend over my composition notebook, only my name comes quickly."

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

• It describes the setting.

• It reveals the conflict (problem)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

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

• fascinated to bored

• frustrated to hopeful

• confident to discouraged

• misunderstood to beloved

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

writing #1

"When I speak, the words come pouring out of me"

• Hopeful mood

• Depressing mood

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

writing #1

"Until there is nothing but pink bits of eraser and a hole now"

• Hopeful mood

• Depressing mood

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

the other woodson

"Begin searching for brilliance at another desk"

• Hopeful mood

• Depressing mood

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

the other woodson

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

• Helpful and kind

• Competitive and ambitious

• Protective and watchful

• Intelligent and studious

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A