WorksheetsBrown Girl Dreaming Pt 1-3 Test Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
What happens to Uncle Odell?
He was hit by a car and killed
He moved south with Mary Anne
He got married when he was young
He ran away from home
T/F: This book is a fiction novel.
True
False
Who is the narrator's older sister?
Ashley
Ophelia
Cinderella
Odella
What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?
It is written like a journal.
It is written in poetry.
It is written using letters.
It is about another person's life.
"brown girl dreaming" is written as a memoir about the author's childhood. What is a memoir?
a fiction story about someone's life.
a novel written in poetry.
a nonfiction story about the author's important events in their life.
a historical piece written in ancient times.
"A front porch swing thirsty for oil" What figure of speech does this sentence use?
personification
simile
oxymoron
What figure of speech does this sentence use? "The Hocking River moves like a flowing arm away from the Ohio River"
personification
oxymoron
simile
Who calls Jacqueline and her siblings HopeDellJackie?
their grandfather
their grandmother
their dad
their mom
Why do Jacqueline and her siblings call their grandfather Daddy?
he is the only father figure in their lives
he told them to call him that
their mother calls him that
he is taller than everyone else in Greenville
What is Nicholtown?
An area of Greenville where mostly white families live
The city that Jacqueline's grandparents work in
An area of Greenville where mostly African American families live
T/F: Hope loves the south and is happy that his family moved to Greenville.
True
False
In "the training" (pg. 75), what were the people trained to do? (select all that apply)
to change the South without violence
to not react when they are cursed at, spit at, have food thrown on them, etc.
to sit tall, not cry, and swallow back fear
to protest against laws by fighting back
"The heat sandpapers his skin." is an example of what figurative language?
onomatopoeia
metaphor
allusion
"The South, his Kryptonite." is an example of what TWO types of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
metaphor
allusion
personification
What is the main character trait of Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?
Odella is bossy
Odella is smart
Odella is wild
Odella is a liar
Why do strangers doubt the baby (Roman) belongs to Jacqueline's family?
The gap between his front teeth
His voice
His hands
His pale skin
How are strangers able to tell that Roman IS a part of Jacqueline's family?
The gap between his front teeth
His voice
His hands
His pale skin
Which of these sentences contains the best example of onomatopoeia?
The dice clattered onto the tabletop.
We slid across the floor in our socks.
Here is a book of nursery rhymes.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
What do Woodson’s voice and use of first-person point of view best help convey in “brooklyn rain”? pg 165
her sadness about moving and the comfort she finds in stories
her anger and disappointment about living in the city
poetic and dreamy images of sounds and smells of rain in Brooklyn
the feelings of her mother and siblings on rainy days in Brooklyn
Read the following paragraph. How would you describe the writer’s voice? Unbelievable! I think maybe I got the part! At first, I thought my audition was awful, but Maya said it was fine. Maybe. Maybe. I guess I’ll find out soon!
strict
timid
proud
optimistic
In this excerpt from “gifted,” why do you think Woodson has repeated the phrase “Odella has”?
to convey her idea that Dell’s achievements are more important than hers
to emphasize her pride in her sister’s achievements
to show that Dell receives more gifts than her brothers and sisters do
to remind the reader of impersonal form letters or report cards
Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?
She feels left out
She is the best singer in the family
She has a lively imagination
She dislikes her siblings
Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer from the previous question?
...His feet are magic and we all try to slide across the floor like he does, our feet, again and again, betraying us.
Who was with you? Nobody. But you're not allowed to the park without anyone. I just did.
It's hard to understand the way my brain works... How each new story I'm told becomes a thing that happens, in some other way to me...!
...When I read, the words twist twirl across the page. When they settle, it is too late. The class has already moved on.
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?
point of view
dialogue
metaphor
simile
Which line or lines in "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly support the statement "staying indoors bores her"?
The rain here is different than the way / it rains in Greenville.
Just Mama saying, Stay inside today, it's raining...
...Nothing to do but / watch / the gray sidewalk grow darker...
Down south already feels like a long time ago...
The James Brown CD, earrings and other presents come from . . .
Odella
Uncle Julio
Uncle Robert
Woodson's mother
How would you describe Uncle Robert's character?
Fun-loving and supportive
Distant and lonely
Strict and hard-hearted
Gloomy and depressing
Which of the following lines shows that Woodson is conflicted about her stories/writing?
"Keep making up stories," my uncles says. "You're lying," my mom says.
Feathery wishes around swings
In the park. What park?
She shakes her head. Says, She's making up stories again
How can we tell that Woodson (the writer) is telling us something important in her writing?
She repeats it
She makes it rhyme
She separates it from the other lines
She puts parentheses ( ) around it
What do you think the most important thing we learn about Woodson is?
she feels left out and lonely
she is creative and imaginative
She will be more successful than Odella in the future
She is more successful than her uncle
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
What object changed Jacqueline's life?
Aunt Kay
The porch swing
Her bicycle
A composition notebook
Which character ate paint?
Roman
Jacqueline
Dell
Hope
Which character loved chemistry?
Roman
Jacqueline
Dell
Hope
Why was Saturday the hardest day?
They had to go to church
They had to go to Mrs. Hughes's Nursery and Day school
They had to visit people door to door at their homes
Their hair had to be ironed
Why did Grandma sound like "the south (was) so heavy in her mouth"?
She had a strong accent
Mental pictures formed when she spoke
She had chewing gum in her mouth
She was crying
"The story wakes up, walks all over the room. Sits in a chair, crosses one leg over the other, says let me introduce myself."
This is an example of:
synonyms
personification
antonyms
rhyming
Why is the book "Stevie" important to the author?
It has brown people like her in it.
It has a character who is a ballerina.
It is the first book the author checks out.
It was the first book the author was able to read.
How does the author's family react to her wanting to be a writer?
They encourage her.
They offer more realistic ideas.
They laugh.
The author loves the poem “Stevie and Me”. What is the message of that poem?
Reading books with a high word count is important.
It is okay for adults to tell children what to read.
It is important for children to see people who are like them in stories.
