Brown Girl Dreaming Part III

In Part III of the novel, many of the poems illustrate Jacqueline’s deep connection to her family. Compared to Part III, How do the poems in this chapter contribute to a different understanding of Jacqueline's relationships to her family?

• These poems show that Jacqueline is becoming more curious about her family’s past.

• These poems show that Jacqueline has always been misunderstood by her family.

• These poems show that Jacqueline is beginning to value the ways she is different from her family.

• These poems show that Jacqueline’s experiences with Maria’s family are causing her to question her own family’s faith and traditions.

What is Jacqueline’s tone in the poem “tomboy”?

• She admires her sister’s reading ability.

• She is proud of the things she can do that her sister can’t

• She is offended that her mother calls her a tomboy.

• She regrets the fact that she reminds her mother of her father Jack.

In “stevie and me,” what is the impact of Jacqueline being able to make her own choices at the library?

• Jacqueline gains confidence because she finally feels like she is as gifted as her sister.

• Jacqueline feels like she is growing up because the librarian doesn’t choose books for her.

• Jacqueline sees other Black people reflected in a book and realizes that she has a story worth telling.

• Jacqueline is comforted by reading the story of another young person whose family has given them a nickname.

Which quotation best supports the idea that Jacqueline doesn’t want anyone to limit her creativity?

• “How can I explain that stories / are like air to me, I breathe them in and let them out / over and over again.” (247)

• “But on paper, things can live forever. / On paper, a butterfly / never dies.” (249)

• “promising myself / there’ll come a time / when I can use the rest of my story … // … and give myself and my horses and my cows / a whole lot more time / than six minutes!” (251)

• “Not enough for a real book until / I cut each page into a small square / staple the squares together, write / one poem / on each page.” (252)

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!

How does the poem “moving upstate” illustrate one of the motivations for Jacqueline’s storytelling?

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to comfort her uncle.

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to entertain her friends.

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to avoid painful realities.

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to prove to her sister that she is creative.

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