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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notices Teresa?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Boys on the corner.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) Her brother.

2. What does Tree imagine of Brother Rush's?
(a) His speech.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His travels.
(d) His experience.

3. How does Teresa respond to being noticed?
(a) She pretends she is not noticed.
(b) She screams and runs away.
(c) She clutches her books to her.
(d) She calls back rowdily.

4. How is "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" narrated?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Second person.

5. What makes the baby happy?
(a) Brother Rush.
(b) The mother.
(c) The sunlight.
(d) The insects in the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dab?

2. How does Tree approach the recognition that Brother Rush is her brother?

3. What is the woman holding who Tree sees in this place?

4. What was NOT stored in the room Tree claimed as her private place?

5. For how long at a time will Tree and her brother be left along?

(see the answer key)

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