Brown Girl Dreaming

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

Why did Jacqueline Woodson wrote her memoir in a series of poems?

• to describe multiple events from her childhood

• to tell her life events in order

• to emphasize settings and characters

• to reflect that we often recall memories in short bursts

Jacqueline Woodson's comparisons to her sister show

• how good Odella is at writing

• how jealous she is of her sister

• that she feels she does not measure up to Odella

• how much she has improved in reading

Which is an example of figurative language from Brown Girl Dreaming?

• words from the book curl around each other

• we are allowed to take out seven books each

• only my name comes quickly

• no one is there to say, not that book

Which phrase does the author use to convey her relationship with her sister?

• this is just another one of my stories

• Words from books curl around each other

• We are allowed / to take out seven books each.

• I am the other Woodson

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

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT a major place in Brown Girl Dreaming?

• Greenville, South Carolina

• Brooklyn, New York

• Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Columbus, Ohio

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.

Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?

• A memoir written in poetry

• An informative essay

• An argument essay

There are ten "How to Listen" poems in Brown Girl Dreaming. What types of poems were these?

• acrostic poems

• haikus

• prose poems

• diamantes