Characters
Vocabulary
Misc.
About the Book/Author
Poems
100

This is the main character and author of Brown Girl Dreaming.

Who is Jacqueline Woodson?

100

Define "dusk" and "dawn"

Dusk: the time of day when the sun sets

Dawn: the time of day when the sun rises

100

This is the main conflict between Woodson's parents that causes them to argue so much.

What is "Different views on the Civil Rights Movement/What they consider home"?

100

This is the genre of Brown Girl Dreaming.

What is a memoir?

100

In this poem, Jacqueline Woodson says "i am born"

What is february 12, 1963?

200

This character grew up in South Carolina, where they consider their home.

Who is Mary Ann Irby/Woodson? (Jacqueline Woodson's mother)

200

Define "mood"

The way the text makes the reader feel.

200

Jacqueline's father Jack hates the South for this reason.

What is "They treat Black people poorly because of the color of their skin"?

200

Jacqueline Woodson was born in this state

What is Ohio?

200

In this poem, Woodson's mother Mary Ann leaves her father Jack

What is leaving columbus?

300

This character grew up in Ohio and hates the South.

Who is Jack Woodson? (Jacqueline Woodson's father)

300

Define "tone"

The author's attitude toward a subject

300

During the time period in the book, this is the time of day that it is safest for African Americans to travel in the South

What is nighttime?

300

Jacqueline Woodson was born during this major movement

What is The Civil Rights Movement?

300

In this poem does Jack Woodson (Jacqueline's father) says that Jacqueline was unlucky, because she came out looking like her father

What is other people's memory?

400

This person remembered the time of day Woodson was born because they heard the blue jays squawking

Who is Grandma Georgiana?

400

Define "emancipated"

Free

400

This side of Jacqueline Woodson's family comes from the South.

What is her mom's side?

400

List at least three different topics of Brown Girl Dreaming

What is Race, Justice, Family, Memory, Storytelling, or Identity?

400

In this poem, Woodson's father Jack tells his children that no Woodson will ever be taken advantage of by a White person

What is journey?

500

Name one of the people mentioned in "second daughter's second day on earth".

Who is Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Ruby Bridges, or the Freedom Singers

500

Define "lilt"

A pleasant tone

500

Name one award that Brown Girl Dreaming won.

What is the Newbery Award, National Book Award for Young People, or NAACP Image Award?

500

This is included in the very beginning of the book, before even the first poem.

What is the Woodson family tree?

500

In this poem, Woodson's mother strictly tells her children how to behave

What is greenville, south carolina, 1963?