from Brown Girl Dreaming Final Exam

1. Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• New York City

• Halsey Park

In the poem “another way” from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson’s mother bring home?

• 1. A new TV

• Board Games

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

• Odella is smart.

• 1. Odella tells lies.

How does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson’s stories?

• They make him homesick.

• He likes them.

What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs (biography)?

• 1. It is made up of poems.

• 1. It takes the form of a letter.

If Mia says that snowflakes are feathery, what does it mean?

• 1. The snowflakes are soft and light.

• 1. The snowflakes are falling rapidly.

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

• 1. Hearing 

• 1. Touch

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

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

• 1. Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noises.

In “brooklyn rain” how does Woodson feel about staying indoor?

• 1. She is scared of the outdoors.

• 1. Staying indoors bores her.

Which line or lines in “brooklyn rain” support the answer that Woodson is bored staying indoor.

• 1. "The rain here is different from the way it rains in Greenville".

• 2. "Nothing to do but to watch the gray sidewalk grow darker".