Brown Girl Dreaming Part III

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 TV

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

• winning awards

• getting in trouble

• making things up

• trying to sneak out

From what point of view is Brown Girl Dreaming told?

• first-person point of view

• second-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• fourth-person point of view

Which quotation from Brown Girl Dreaming best illustrates first-person point of view?

• ...No slip and slide through grass.

• Uncle Robert has moved to New York City!

• I went up a hill yesterday, I say.

• Sometimes, that's the way things happen.

How can we tell that Woodson (the writer) is telling us something important in her writing?

• She repeats it

• She makes it rhyme

• She separates it from the other lines

• She puts parentheses ( ) around it

Which sentence best describes Woodson?

• She feels left out.

• She dislikes her siblings.

• She has a lively imagination.

• She is the best singer in the family.

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.

In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson’s mother believe?

• If she lets her children outdoors, they will commit crimes.

• Children should not speak until they are spoken to.

• Uncle Robert gets the children too worked up.

• Her daughter’s stories sound like lies.

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Halsey Park

• New York City

• Uncle Robert's house

• Greenville, South Carolina

In Part III of *Brown Girl Dreaming*, what does Jacqueline Woodson often dream about?

• A) Becoming a famous singer

• B) Writing stories

• C) Traveling the world

• D) Owning a pet