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Brown Girl Dreaming Quiz (Pages 45–65)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the family move to South Carolina in this section?

a)

To start a new job

b)

To live in the city

c)

To stay with their grandparents

d)

To escape school

2.

The narrator’s mother is confident that South Carolina will always feel like home to her.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does the garden mainly represent in this section?

a)

A place to play

b)

The grandfather’s belief in hard work and patience

c)

A way to make money quickly

d)

A reminder of Ohio

4.

Which setting best shows a strong sense of community and belonging?

a)

Ohio

b)

The printing press

c)

Nicholtown

d)

New York City

5.

Gunnar is treated with full respect at work by the white men because he is a foreman.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How does Gunnar’s walk home through Nicholtown influence the plot?

a)

It shows danger in the neighborhood

b)

It highlights family love and connection

c)

It explains why the family choose to leave Ohio

d)

It causes conflict with neighbors

7.

Why does the grandmother take on daywork?

a)

She enjoys cleaning

b)

She wants to leave Nicholtown

c)

The family needs more money

d)

She is forced to

8.

The grandmother is ashamed of doing daywork.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How does the setting of Nicholtown affect the narrator’s feelings?

a)

It makes her feel scared

b)

It makes her feel proud and safe

c)

It makes her feel bored

d)

It makes her want to run away

10.

Which character is most connected to books and reading in this section?

a)

Hope

b)

Gunnar

c)

Odella

d)

The grandmother

11.

How is Hope affected by the south?

a)

He loves it and thrives there

b)

He likes it but misses Ohio because he wants to be with his father again

c)

The air makes him feel very allergic and he hates it

d)

He is indifferent about it