Part 1
What is the author's name?
Jacqueline
Who did she live with in South Carolina?
Her grandparents
Where did Jacqueline move for the first time?
South Carolina
What time period is the book written about?
1960's early 1970's
What was Jaqueline's bestfriend's name?
Maria
What school did Jacqueline receive a scholarship too?
Ohio State
Where did Jaqueline move for the second time?
New York
Why do Grace and Mary get along?
They are both from The South
What did the kids do every Saturday?
They tried to sell bibles by knocking on peoples doors.
How did Jaquelines little brother, Roman, get sick?
He got lead poisoning from eating paint off the walls.
When is Jacqueline born?
February 12th 1963
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Jaqueline live with by in New York until they passed away?
Her aunt
Where did Jacqueline live that felt most like home?
The south
What Odella like to do?
She read
What religion is Jacqueline's grandmother?
Jehovah's Witness
What happened to Aunt Kay?
She fell down the stairs and died.
What is Jacqueline's first impression of New York?
She thinks its not home-like.
What happened to Uncle Robert?
He went to jail and changed religions.
Jacqueline's maternal grandparents grew up with the racial discrimination from the Jim Crow Laws.
Brooklyn
What was so significant about Jacqueline's great great grandfather?
He fought in the Civil War and his name is on a memorial in Washington D.C.
Why do you think the author titled the book Brown Girl Dreaming?
Throughout her childhood, she was always dreaming of being a writer.
Her grandma, mother, and Civil Rights activist, like Rosa Parks.
How did Civil Rights Movement play a role in Jacqueline's childhood?
She saw what the black activist were doing and also wanted to have an impact, but didn't want to be in danger.