From Brown Girl Dreaming My Perspectives

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

• Odella is bossy.

• Odella is smart.

• Odella tells lies.

• Odella runs wild.

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson’s stories?

• They make him homesick.

• He thinks they are lies.

• They confuse him.

• He likes them.

What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?

• It is made up of poems.

• It takes the form of a letter.

• It has a first-person point of view.

• It tells about the author’s childhood experiences.

Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?

• She feels left out.

• She dislikes her siblings.

• She has a lively imagination.

• She is the best singer in the family.

Part A From what point of view is Brown Girl Dreaming told?

• first-person point of view

• second-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• fourth-person point of view

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Halsey Park

• New York City

• Uncle Robert's house

• Greenville, South Carolina

In the poem “another way” from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson’s mother bring home?

• James Brown record

• wrapped presents

• board games

• a new TV

In the poem “brooklyn rain” from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?

• Staying indoors bores her.

• She is scared of the outdoors.

• Staying indoors makes her feel safe.

• She has more fun indoors than outdoors.

Part B Which line or lines in “brooklyn rain” from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly support the answer to Part A?

• The rain here is different than the way / it rains in Greenville.

• Just Mama saying, Stay inside today. It’s raining….

• …Nothing to do but / watch / the gray sidewalk grow darker….

• Down south already feels like a long time ago….

Part A In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?

• winning awards

• getting in trouble

• making things up

• trying to sneak out