Brown Girl Dreaming Part III

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

• James Brown record

• wrapped presents

• board games

• a new TV

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.

What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?

• It is made up of poems.

• It takes the form of a letter.

• It has a first-person point of view.

• It tells about the author’s childhood experiences.

In the poem “brooklyn rain” from Brown Girl Dreaming, 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.

9 Part B Which line or lines in “brooklyn rain” from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly support the answer to Part A?

• 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 like a long time ago….

Part A In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?

• winning awards

• getting in trouble

• making things up

• trying to sneak out

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

• …The boy says, / I was a baby. Says, She doesn’t remember him / and points to his silent sister.

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

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

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

Part A Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?

• She feels left out.

• She dislikes her siblings.

• She has a lively imagination.

• She is the best singer in the family.

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming most clearly supports the answer to Part A?

• …His feet are magic / and we all try to slide across the floor like he does, / our own feet, again and again, / betraying us.

• …When I read, the words twist / twirl across the page. / When they settle, it is too late. / The class has already moved on.

• Who was with you? / Nobody. / But you’re not allowed to go to the park without anyone. / I just did.

• It’s hard to understand / the way my brain works.… / How each new story / I’m told becomes a thing / that happens, / in some other way / to me … !

In Part III of *Brown Girl Dreaming*, what does Jacqueline Woodson primarily explore?

• A) Her experiences in the South

• B) Her family's history

• C) Her move to New York

• D) Her relationship with her siblings