Brown Girl Dreaming Review

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

• Odella tells lies

• Odella is bossy

• Odella is smart

• Odella runs wild

Which word is the best example of onomatopoeia?

• singer

• leaped

• microphone

• screeched

Which sentence correctly uses a proper noun?

• Our Mothers' favorite singer is from a small town in georgia.

• Our mother's favorite singer is from a small Town in georgia.

• Our mother's favorite singer is from a small town in Georgia.

• Our mother's favorite Singer is from a small town in georgia.

If Mia says the snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?

• The snowflakes are sticking to her

• The snowflakes are flying away

• The snowflakes are soft and light

• The snowflakes are falling rapidly

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Uncle Robert's house

• Halsey Park

• Greenville, South Carolina

• New York City

Which sentence correctly uses a possessive noun?

• When it rain's, the kids like to listen to their uncles records.

• When it rains, the kid's like to listen to their uncles records.

• When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncle's records.

• When it rains, the kids like to listen to their uncles record's.

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/

Which line or lines in "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer from the previous question?

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

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

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

• Down south already feels like a long time ago

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

In the poem "another way' from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson's mother bring home?

• wrapped presents

• a new TV

• board games

• a James Brown record