Brown Girl Dreaming Assessment

What is the main thing we learn about Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?

• Odella is smart and she reads.

• Odella is bossy.

• Odella runs wild.

• Odella tells lies.

Which sentence best describes Jacqueline Woodson?

• She feels left out.

• She has a lively imagination.

• She dislikes her family.

• She is the best singer in the family.

Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?

• The dice clattered onto the floor.

• We slid across the floor in our socks.

• Here is a book of nursery rhymes.

• It is raining cats and dogs outside.

In the poem "Another Way", what does Jacqueline's mother bring home?

• board games

• wrapped presents

• a new TV

  a new TV

• James Brown record

Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?

• A memoir written in poetry

• An informative essay

• An argument essay

A memoir is ...

• a story that has no real events

• an essay

• a memory of important events told by the author about his or her own life

What is something that Jacqueline is always doing?

• winning awards

• making things up

• getting in trouble

• trying to sneak out

True or False: Brown Girl Dreaming discusses Jacqueline Woodson's early childhood.

• True

• False

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Halsey Park

• New York City

• Uncle Robert's house

• Greenville, South Carolina

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?

• Odella is boss.

• Odella is smart.

• Odella tells lies.

• Odella runs wild.