Brown Girl Dreaming Review

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

• Odella tells lies

• Odella is bossy

• Odella is smart

• Odella runs wild

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

• wrapped presents

• a new TV

• board games

• a James Brown record

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

• They confuse him

• They make him homesick

• He thinks they are lies

• He likes them

Which line or lines in "brooklyn rain" from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer from the previous question?

• The rain here is different than the way/ it rains in Greenville.

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

• Just Mama saying, Stay inside today. It's raining...

• Down south already feels like a long time ago

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.

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer from the previous question?

• I say, I know a girl ten times smarter than her. She gets diamonds every time she gets a hundred on a test.

• ...The boys say,/I was a baby. Says, She doesn't remember him/ and points to his silent sister.

• When he takes us to the park, Uncle Robert tells us,/If you catch a dandeion puff, you can make a wish

• But we are already awake, all four of us, smiling/and jumping around/my uncle: What'd you bring me?

In the poem 'the selfish giant' from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does the giant do when he sees the children playing in his garden?

• A) He chases them away

• B) He joins them in play

• C) He watches them silently

• D) He invites them to stay

What is the main theme of the poem 'the selfish giant' in Brown Girl Dreaming?

• A) Greed and its consequences

• B) The joy of sharing

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The innocence of childhood

In Brown Girl Dreaming, how does the author describe her feelings about moving to New York?

• A) Excited and eager

• B) Nervous and scared

• C) Indifferent and bored

• D) Curious and hopeful

Which literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'brooklyn rain' from Brown Girl Dreaming?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration