Exploring Brown Girl Dreaming: Audiobook Insights

What significant event in the civil rights movement is mentioned as occurring around the time of the narrator's birth?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The March on Washington

• The Selma to Montgomery March

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

What name did the narrator's father initially want to give her?

• Jackie

• Jacqueline

• Jack

• Jill

Who is believed to be the first son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings according to the Woodson family?

• William Woodson

• Thomas Woodson

• Jack Woodson

• James Woodson

What is the significance of the Nelsonville house to the Woodson family?

• It was the first house they owned

• It was where the narrator was born

• It was a place filled with family memories and history

• It was a famous historical landmark

What sport did the narrator's father excel in during his youth?

• Baseball

• Track and Field

• Basketball

• Football

What tragic event occurred six months before the birth of the narrator's older sister?

• The death of the narrator's uncle Odell

• The death of the narrator's grandmother

• The death of the narrator's grandfather

• The death of the narrator's father

What name was given to the narrator's older sister, and who was she named after?

• Alicia, named after the narrator's aunt

• Odella Caroline, named after the narrator's uncle and aunt

• Mary Ann, named after the narrator's mother

• Grace, named after the narrator's grandmother

Why did the narrator's mother frequently travel back to South Carolina?

• For work-related reasons

• To visit her parents

• To escape the cold Ohio winters

• Because she never felt at home in Ohio

What was the main reason for the tension between the narrator's parents regarding the South?

• Different cultural backgrounds

• Different views on raising children

• The father's dislike for the South's treatment of black people

• Financial difficulties

What did the narrator's mother do after finally leaving her father?

• Moved to a different city in Ohio

• Returned to South Carolina with her children

• Moved to a different state

• Stayed with relatives in Ohio