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WorksheetsPoetry / Brown Girl Dreaming pt. 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
A single line in a poem is a...
(a)
A group of verses is a...
(a)
Where was Jacqueline born?
Columbus, Ohio
Greenville, South Carolina
Brooklyn, New York
Poetry written in free verse has...
a specific amount of syllables
a beat or rhythm
a specific rhyme structure
no specific structure
Jacqueline's father was terrible at football.
True
False
Brown Girl Dreaming is a work of...
fiction
non-fiction
A ______ is similar to an autobiography, but it focuses on memories of an important time in the author's life,
biography
memoir
personal essay
poem
What was happening in US history when Jacqueline Woodson was born?
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil War
The Reconstruction
Jacqueline's father wanted to name her...
Jackie
Jack
Jacqueline
Odella
How many verses are there in how to listen #1 (p. 20)?
one
two
three
four
Most of the poems in Brown Girl Dreaming are written in...
meter
free verse
Jacqueline's mom (Mary-Ann) is from...
Greenville, South Carolina
Columbus, Ohio
How many stanzas are there in no returns (p. 19)?
one
two
three
four
Where would Jacqueline and her family encounter more racist treatment?
The North
The South
William Woodson was the only brown boy in an all-white school, just like which historical figure?
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
James Baldwin
Martin Luther King Jr.
The 'ghosts' of the Nelsonville house are...
the spirits of Jacqueline's ancestors
the memories of their loved ones
the ones that are haunting the house
hyperbole
Jacqueline's older sister was named after their uncle Odell.
True
False
When Jacqueline was born, her older brother was excited to have a new little sister.
True
False
No one knows the exact time of day in which Jacqueline was born. It was not listed in her birth certificate.
True
False
Jacqueline's dad loved visiting South Carolina.
True
False
