Exploring Brown Girl Dreaming: Key Themes and Insights

The transcript narrates the story of a family in Greenville, focusing on the mother's departure to New York and the impact on her children. It explores themes of memory, faith, and change as the family navigates life without her. The children become Jehovah's Witnesses under their grandmother's guidance, and they experience the challenges of maintaining their routines and beliefs. The narrative also highlights the anticipation of moving to New York and the arrival of a new sibling, capturing the complexities of family dynamics and the longing for stability.

What season is it when the narrator's mother leaves Greenville?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does the narrator's older brother say about their father's absence?

• It was like a bubble that pops again and again.

• It was a relief.

• It was a blessing.

• It was a mystery.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator's mother want to move to New York?

• To be closer to her family.

• To find a place of her own.

• To find a better job.

• To escape the racial tensions in Greenville.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What event caused the fire at the narrator's mother's high school?

• A student protest.

• A kitchen accident.

• A lightning strike.

• A senior dance.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What religion does the narrator's grandmother practice?

• Jehovah's Witnesses

• Catholicism

• Baptism

• Methodism

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the narrator's grandmother say about the Bible?

• It is a guide to life.

• It is a sword and shield.

• It is a storybook.

• It is a history book.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do the children do on Saturday mornings?

• Spread the good news of Jehovah.

• Visit their friends.

• Go to the market.

• Play in the garden.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What do the children hope will happen to their ribbons?

• They will change color.

• They will blow away in the night breeze.

• They will get lost.

• They will become new.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the name of the new baby brother?

• Jesse

• Hope

• Dell

• Roman

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the narrator feel about the new baby brother?

• She is excited.

• She is indifferent.

• She wants to send him back.

• She loves him immediately.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3