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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these is NOT a major place in Brown Girl Dreaming?
Greenville, South Carolina
Brooklyn, New York
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Columbus, Ohio
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the main thing we learn about Jacqueline's older sister, Odella?
Odella is smart and she reads.
Odella is bossy.
Odella runs wild.
Odella tells lies.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which sentence best describes Jacqueline Woodson?
She feels left out.
She has a lively imagination.
She dislikes her family.
She is the best singer in the family.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Daddy, Grandpa Gunnar's primary hobby?
golfing
fishing
gardening
playing chess
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?
The 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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the poem "Another Way", what does Jacqueline's mother bring home?
board games
wrapped presents
a new TV
a new TV
James Brown record
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?
The 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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many siblings does Jackie have?
1
2
3
4
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: Daddy Gunnar dies in the story.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is Hope's surprising, secret talent?
He sings.
He dances.
He laughs really loudly.
He can juggle.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happened to Uncle Robert?
He died
He went to jail
He was beaten by the police
He lost his job
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is Jacqueline's passion?
religion
writing
playing baseball
cooking
- 13. Multiple Choice
What skill does Jacqueline have that impresses her classmates?
Spitting farther than the boys
Memorizing stories
Writing songs
Doing multiplication
- 14. Multiple Choice
What does Roman eat that causes him to go to the hospital?
bananas
paint
a rubber band
a hairpin
- 15. Multiple Choice
Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?
A memoir written in poetry
An informative essay
An argument essay
- 16. Multiple Choice
A memoir is ...
a story that has no real events
an essay
a memory of important events told by the author about his or her own life
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is something that Jacqueline is always doing?
winning awards
making things up
getting in trouble
trying to sneak out
- 18. Multiple Choice
There are ten "How to Listen" poems in Brown Girl Dreaming. What types of poems were these?
acrostic poems
haikus
prose poems
diamantes
- 19. Multiple Choice
What did Jacqueline's father want to name her?
Jack
Jackie
Jacqueline
Thelma
- 20. Multiple Choice
True or False: Brown Girl Dreaming discusses Jacqueline Woodson's early childhood.
True
False
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