Brown Girl Dreaming

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

• Greenville, South Carolina

• Brooklyn, New York

• Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Columbus, Ohio

Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?

• A memoir written in poetry

• An informative essay

• An argument essay

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

• True

• False

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 line or lines in "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly support the statement "staying indoors bores her"?

• 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...

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.

Which line shows that Woodson's mother does not approve of her stories?

• You can run and play with your friends anytime

• I want you to find another way to play

• He hands my mother a record, a small 45-James Brown

• If you lie, she says, one day you'll steal!

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

• acrostic poems

• haikus

• prose poems

• diamantes

What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?

• It is written in prose.

• It is written in poetry.

• It is written like a journal.

• It is written like a text message.

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Uncle Robert's house

• Halsey Park

• Greenville, South Carolina

• New York City