The Women of Brewster Place | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Opening Poem

1. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

A dream

2. "What happens to a dream ___________?"

deferred

3. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

Langston Hughes

4. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

a raisin in the sun

5. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"

like a sore

6. "Does it stink like _________________?"

rotten meat

7. "Or crust over like ____________________?"

syrupy sweet

8. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."

sags

9. "Or does it _____________?"

explode

10. Who is the author of this book?

Gloria Naylor

11. What is one of the literary elements that the author uses throughout the book?

Poetry

12. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?

Song lyrics

13. Why does the author use these literary elements?

To help the reader understand

14. What does the author want the...
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