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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose voice is described in the poem "Off-Key"?

2. Why did Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character "Stevie" in "Stevie and Me"?

3. Why did Jacqueline Woodson write her name as "Jackie" in the poem "Late Autumn"?

4. What happens to the "Selfish Giant," according to the poet in "Family"?

5. What color does the narrator describe New York as in the poem "New York City"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparisons does the author make between New York and Greenville in the poem "New York City"?

2. What is described in the poem "Six Minutes"? What do the "six minutes" in the title refer to?

3. Where does the author describe her family moving in Brooklyn in "Brooklyn, New York"? Why did they move?

4. What does the poet describe Gunnar impressing upon her in "Daddy This Time"?

5. How does the author describe her family's reaction in "When I Tell My Family"? What does Jackie describe telling them?

6. How does the poet describe the first notebook she found in "Composition Notebook"?

7. Where does the author describe Grandma Georgiana sitting on the bus in "What Everybody Knows Now"? Why did she sit here?

8. How has the setting of Jackie's grandparents' home changed in "Daddy This Time"?

9. What made Jacqueline Woodson relate to the character of Stevie, as seen in "Stevie and Me"? Who is Stevie?

10. What gifts does the author describe her mother bringing to her and her siblings in "Another Way"? Why did she bring them these items?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Jacqueline Woodson's siblings and discuss their relationships growing up. What were the age differences between Jackie and her siblings? With whom did Jackie feel the most rivalry growing up? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Define the following poetry terms and discuss an example of each from Brown Girl Dreaming: assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition. What purpose does each example serve for the reader? How does the poetry of Jacqueline Woodson differ when read aloud?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the comparisons in the book of the North and South. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born? Where did she spend her summers growing up? What place in Jackie's life felt the most like "home" to her? Why?

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