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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?
Halsey Park
New York City
Uncle Robert's house
Greenville, South Carolina
- 2. Multiple Choice
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the main thing that the reader learns about Odella, Woodson's older sister?
Odella is bossy.
Odella is smart.
Odella tells lies.
Odella runs wild.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How 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 Choice
What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most memoirs?
It is made up of poems.
It takes the form of a letter.
It has first-person point of view.
It tells about the author's childhood experiences.
- 6. Multiple Choice
If Mia says snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?
The snowflakes are flying away.
The snowflakes are soft and light.
The snowflakes are falling rapidly.
The snowflakes are sticking to her.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Your little brother is humming at the dinner table. Which of your senses tells you this?
sight
taste
touch
hearing
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which 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 cookie dough into a circle.
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the poem "brooklyn rain," how does the poet feel about staying indoors?
Staying inside bores her.
She is scared of the outdoors.
Staying inside makes her feel safe.
She has more fun indoors.
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?
winning awards
getting in trouble
making things up
trying to sneak out
- 11. Multiple Choice
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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does Woodson's mother believe?
If she lets her children outdoors, they will commit crimes.
Children should not speak unless spoken to.
Uncle Robert gets the children too worked up.
Her daughter's stories sound like lies.
- 13. Multiple Choice
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
- 14. Multiple Choice
How can you tell that Brown Girl Dreaming 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 Choice
Which of these sentences contains the best example of onomatopoeia?
The dice clattered onto the tabletop.
We slid across the floor in our socks.
Here is a book of nursery rhymes.
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of these words is the best example of an onomatopoeia?
singer
leaped
screeched
microphone
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