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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mattie go to visit a week later?
(a) Butch's cousin, Emma
(b) Her friend, Etta
(c) Her grandmother
(d) The church deacon

2. Where is Brewster place located?
(a) An upscale area
(b) A poor, worthless part of town
(c) The country
(d) The desert

3. "Does it stink like _________________?"
(a) rotten meat
(b) a garbage pail
(c) old shoes
(d) a locker room

4. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?
(a) Marriage and divorce
(b) Guilty pleasures
(c) Dreams unrealized
(d) World peace

5. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?
(a) Song lyrics
(b) Church hymns
(c) Nursery rhymes
(d) TV jingles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?

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

3. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

4. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

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

(see the answer key)

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