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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?
(a) It will not get much sun
(b) It needs new windows
(c) It is painted a horrible color
(d) It is much too small

2. Who are the two women that the other women in Brewster Place are suspicious of?
(a) Lorraine and Theresa
(b) Kiswana and Cora Lee
(c) Mattie and Ciel
(d) Mattie and Etta

3. Why is Kiswana's mother especially exasperated with her?
(a) She wil not go to school
(b) She is not married
(c) She does not have a phone
(d) She will not visit more often

4. What does Kiswana accuse her mother of being?
(a) An inspiration
(b) A poor excuse for a mother
(c) A white man's nigger
(d) A drug addict

5. Mattie notes that her son is looking just like whom?
(a) Fred
(b) Mattie
(c) Butch
(d) Mattie's father

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main motivation in Cora Lee's life?

2. What does Cora Lee believe to be the reason for her problems with caseworkers and other people?

3. Who replaced the Mediterraneans when they moved out of Brewster Place?

4. What does Mattie try to find the next day?

5. Why does the author use these literary elements?

(see the answer key)

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