(Block 1) Brown Girl Dreaming Quiz #1

In which city is the narrator of Brown Girl Dreaming born?

• Columbus, Ohio
• Detroit, Michigan
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Chicago, Illinois

How were the narrator's great-great grandparents connected to the place where she was born?

Answer explanation

They had been enslaved not far from where she was born.

Which Southern state does the narrator have ties to?

• Tennessee

• Alabama

• South Carolina

• Texas

Which Civil Rights Movement icon did the narrator not compare her potential to?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• John Lewis

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks

Why was the narrator named Jackie instead of Jack as her father had wanted?

Answer explanation

Her mom thought others would think they were crazy for naming her that.

The name of the narrator's father's family were the ______________.

Which president do the Woodsons claim to be connected to?

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Why are the Woodsons unique in their Nelsonville community?

Answer explanation

They are the one of only a few Black families in the town.

Who are the ghosts of the Nelsonville House?

Answer explanation

The ghosts are the memories/pictures of Woodson family who came before Jackie. She can see herself in the faces of those who came before her.

Click on three things about William J. Woodson, Jackie's great-great grandfather on her father's side, that are true.

• He was born free in 1832

• He bought his home in Ohio

• He fought in the Civil War

• He went to an all-white school