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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?Halsey ParkNew York CityUncle Robert's houseGreenville, South Carolina
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn the poem "another way", what does Woodson's mother bring home?board gameswrapped presentsa new TV
a new TVJames Brown record - 3. Multiple ChoiceIn the excerpt, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson's older sister?Odella is bossyOdella tells liesOdella is smartOdella runs wild
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson's stories?They make him homesick.He thinks they are lies.They confuse him.He likes them.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat makes Brown Girl Dreaming Different from most other memoirs?It is made up of poems.It is in the form of a letter.It is in first person point of viewIt tells about the author's experiences.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIf Mia says that snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?Snowflakes are flying away.They are soft and light.They are falling rapidly.They are sticking to her.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes?Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.Evan flattens each ball of dough into a circle.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn the poem "brooklyn rain" how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?It is boring.She is scared of the outdoors.She feels safer indoors.She has more fun indoors than outdoors.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Woodson always doing?winning awardsgetting in troubletrying to sneak outmaking things up
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich 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.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Woodson's mother believe?If she lets the chilren outdoors, they will commit crimes.Her daughter's stories sound like lies.Uncle Robert gets the children too many presents.Children should not speak until they are spoken to.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Woodson's mother believe?If she lets the chilren outdoors, they will commit crimes.Her daughter's stories sound like lies.Uncle Robert gets the children too many presents.Children should not speak until they are spoken to.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat point of view is the memoir told from?first personsecond personthird personfourth person
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow can you tell the memoir is not an example of prose?It is long and filled with interesting details.It tells a story from the author's own life.It is written in stanzas, not paragraphs.It presents a single author's thoughts.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence has the best example of onomatopoeiaThe dice clattered onto the floor.We slid across the floor in our socks.Here is a book of nursery rhymes.It is raining cats and dogs outside.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best example of onomatopoeia?singerleapedscreechedmicrophone
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich word is a common noun in the following sentence:
The Jacksons took the train from Atlanta to Dallas.JacksonstookDallastrain - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags