BGD Test Review

In “daddy this time,” Gunnar Irby says to Jacqueline, “You’re going to be fine, / you know that” (208). What is his motivation for saying this?

• He wants to encourage Jacqueline to do well in her upcoming performance.

• He wants Jacqueline to stay inside with him while her siblings play outside.

• He wants Jacqueline to believe in herself after he’s gone.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

In “what everybody knows,” (210) how does Jacqueline’s grandmother react to desegregation in Greenville?

• She begins to go to stores where she and other Black people in Greenville previously weren’t allowed to go.

• She continues to follow the laws because she knows that white people’s attitudes haven’t changed.

• She encourages Jacqueline to exercise her rights and work for change.

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Reread the following quotation from the poem “far rockaway” on pages 213-214:

“He says he won’t forget, / asks us if he’s a man of his word and / everyone except my mother / nods // Hard not to miss my mother’s eyebrows, / giving her brother a look, / pressing her lips together.” 

What do these lines suggest about Jacqueline’s mother’s attitude toward her brother Robert? [

• She is disapproving and concerned that Robert is involved in risky activities.

• She is worried that he will break his promise to the children to take them to Coney Island.

• She thinks that he spoils Jacqueline and her siblings with too many gifts.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quotation best supports the idea that Jacqueline doesn’t want anyone to limit her creativity?

• “How can I explain that stories / are like air to me, I breathe them in and let them out / over and over again.” (220)

• “But on paper, things can live forever. / On paper, a butterfly / never dies.” (221)

• “promising myself / there’ll come a time / when I can use the rest of my story … // … and give myself and my horses and my cows / a whole lot more time / than six minutes!” (223)

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the poem “moving upstate” illustrate one of the motivations for Jacqueline’s storytelling?

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to comfort her uncle.

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to avoid painful realities.

• It shows that one motivation for Jacqueline’s storytelling is to entertain her friends.

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 In the poem “too good,” how does Jacqueline’s conversation with her sister change her perception of herself as a writer?

• Jacqueline begins to have greater confidence in herself as a writer.

• Jacqueline begins to believe that she is more of a songwriter than a storyteller.

• Jacqueline realizes that she can write stories about nature.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In “maybe mecca,” what does Mecca represent to Jacqueline?

• It represents a place in the future where everyone will be treated equally.

• It represents a place where someone can go to start a new life if they’re trying to escape their past.

• It represents a place someone can go in their mind to escape bad memories or remember good ones.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In “how to listen #10,” what will Jacqueline’s writing help her understand?

• It will help her understand the struggle for civil rights.

• It will help her understand herself and her purpose.

• It will help her understand her family’s past.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Reread the following lines from the Part I poem “second daughter’s day on earth” on pages 4-5: “I do not yet know who I’ll be… // … I do not know if these hands will be / Rosa’s / or Ruby’s / gently gloved / and fiercely folded / calmly in a lap, / on a desk, / around a book, ready / to change the world… “ 

How do these lines connect to the ending of the novel?

• By the end of the novel, Jacqueline has a strong sense of her identity and desire to change the world.

• By the end of the novel, Jacqueline has a deeper love for her family.

• By the end of the novel, Jacqueline is still uncertain about what she wants for her future.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the author always seem to be doing in "Brown Girl Dreaming"?

• Making up stories

• Dancing in the living room

• Trying to sneak out

• Getting into trouble

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.5