Brown Girl Dreaming

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Halsey Park

• New York City

• Uncle Robert's House

• Greenville, South Carolina

In the poem "another way" from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson's mother bring home?

• a James Brown record

• wrapped presents

• board games

• a new t.v.

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?

• Odella is bossy.

• Odella is smart

• Odella tells lies.

• Odella runs wild.

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson's stories.

• They make him homesick.

• He thinks they are lies.

• They confuse him.

• He likes them.

If Mia says the snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?

• They are flying away.

• They are soft and light.

• They are falling rapidly.

• They are sticking to her.

Your little brother is humming at the dinner table. Which of your senses tells you this?

• sight

• taste

• touch

• hearing

Which of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes?

• Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.

• Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.

• Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.

• Evan flattens each ball of cookie dough into a circle.

How does Woodson feel about staying indoors?

• Staying indoors bores her.

• She is scared of the outdoors.

• Staying indoors makes her feel safe.

• She has more fun indoors than outdoors.

Which line from the story supports "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 a long time ago.

What is Woodson always doing?

• winning awards

• getting in trouble

• making things up

• trying to sneak out