Brown Girl dreaming

Question 1

What type of poem is brown girl dreaming?

Answer 1

A memoir (like a biography)

Question 2

Why is Jacqueline comparing rainy days in South Carolina to Brooklyn?

Answer 2

This is because she misses South Carolina

Question 3

What did Jacqueline like to do in the rain when she lived in South Carolina?

Answer 3

She like to catch raindrops on her tongue and likes to run through the grass

Question 4

What is the theme or message of the first verse?

Answer 4

Moving to a new location is not easy especially for Jacqueline’s age

Question 5

What do we discover about Jacqueline’s family in the second verse?

Answer 5

We discover that Jacqueline has three other siblings

Question 6

Why does Jacqueline say it is “Christmas in November”, when her mother buys board games in the second verse?

Answer 6

Because she’s not used to getting gifts on other days other than Christmas

Question 7

What does the author mean when she says “Our Way” in the second verse?

Answer 7

It refers to the way Jacqueline and her younger brother, Roman, played board games. They like to play by their own rules

Question 8

What is the meaning of the second versus title “another way?”

Answer 8

Refers to the different ways her and her younger brother played boardgames. Also a different way that Jacqueline spend her rainy days

Question 9

Why is Jacqueline upset with her sister? Why does she dislike her?

Answer 9

Because of all the praise and attention Dell gets

Question 10

Why does Jacqueline say she’s not gifted in the third verse?

Answer 10

Because she is comparing herself to her older sister, who is smarter and more gifted

Question 11

What does the author mean when she says, “ when I read, the word twist twirl across the page?”

Answer 11

it means that she probably has a difficulty reading

Question 12

What do we discover about Jacqueline’s father from the fourth verse?

Answer 12

We discover that Jacqueline’s dad is not around

Question 13

Why does Jacqueline lie about her father being dead?

Answer 13

This is because she is probably embarrassed about the truth

Question 14

What is the best word to describe Jacqueline‘s older sister Dell?

Answer 14

Mature

Question 15

In the fourth verse, the line “Our Grandfather is our father now” I suggest what about Jacqueline’s father?

Answer 15

It suggests that the father has been gone for a long time

Question 16

What is the meaning of the fourth versus title, “Sometimes”

Answer 16

The meaning is, is that sometimes you can’t control things in life

Question 17

Why are Jacqueline and her siblings so happy to see their Uncle Robert?

Answer 17

This is because he is a familiar face since they moved and because he always has gifts

Question 18

Are why does the author lie a lot?

Answer 18

Because this is how she deals with her problems

Question 19

In verse five how does Jacqueline feel about her sister and how does she feel about herself?

Answer 19

She feels jealous of her sister, and feels insecure about herself

Question 20

Based on Jacqueline’s feelings in verse five, what can you conclude about the author?

Answer 20

She wants to be as smart as her sister

Question 21

What does the author enter siblings want their uncle Robert to teach them in the fifth verse?

Answer 21

They want him to teach them how to do a specific dance

Question 22

What is Uncle Robert’s message to the author in the six verse?

Answer 22

His message is that Jacqueline should have goals

Question 23

How are the author, his mother and uncles views on her lying different?

Answer 23

Her mother thinks it is a bad habit that Jacqueline should stop and that she will get into more trouble while her uncle encourages it because he thinks it is just storyteller

Question 24

Oh, how does the author’s uncle feel about her lying?

Answer 24

He feels like it is just storytelling so he encourages it

Question 25

Why does the author’s mom say “if you lie one day you will steal?”

Answer 25

She thinks it is a bad habit and tries to scare Jacqueline into stop doing it