Brown Girl Dreaming Review

Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?

• She feels left out

• She is the best singer in the family

• She has a lively imagination

• She dislikes her siblings

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming best illustrates the answer from the previous question?

• ...No slip and slide through grass.

• Uncle Robert has moved to New York City!

• Sometimes, that's the way things happen.

• I went up a hill yesterday, I say.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the lines from "believing," in Brown Girl Dreaming.But my mother accuses me of lying.If you lie, she says, one day you'll steal.What does the author use most clearly in these lines from her memoir, and why?

• She used line breaks to show point of view.

• She uses dialogue to show that two characters disagree.

• She uses strong verbs to move the plot forward.

• She uses vivid words to create images in the reader's mind/

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Uncle Robert's house

• Halsey Park

• Greenville, South Carolina

• New York City

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which literary device is most prominently used in 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the primary theme explored in 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• A) Friendship

• B) Identity and belonging

• C) Adventure

• D) Technology

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In 'Brown Girl Dreaming', what does the author use to convey the passage of time?

• A) Flashbacks

• B) Dialogue

• C) Descriptive imagery

• D) Chronological order

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which character trait best describes the protagonist in 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• A) Timid

• B) Imaginative

• C) Aggressive

• D) Indifferent

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is the setting of 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• A) Rural South

• B) Urban North

• C) Suburban Midwest

• D) Coastal West

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which of the following best describes the narrative style of 'Brown Girl Dreaming'?

• A) First-person narrative

• B) Third-person omniscient

• C) Second-person narrative

• D) Third-person limited

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5