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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."
(a) weighs
(b) lies
(c) sags
(d) hangs

2. What does Mattie's father consider her to be?
(a) His pride and joy
(b) A burden
(c) A mistake
(d) A bundle of contradictions

3. Why does the author use these literary elements?
(a) To help the reader understand
(b) To make the book easier to read
(c) To make the book more entertaining
(d) To make the book more appealing to more people

4. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?
(a) He would get really depressed
(b) It was useless to try to get him to fix anything at this point
(c) He would be in a really good mood
(d) He would dance all over the complex

5. Who is the only boy Mattie's father approves of spending time with Mattie?
(a) Fred Wilson
(b) Jimmy Jones
(c) Jay Wilkes
(d) Marlon Dupree

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the story about?

2. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

3. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

4. What does Mattie tell her father about the father of her unborn child?

5. How does Mattie's mother stop Mattie's father's rage?

(see the answer key)

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