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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 does Tree realize she is, in this vision?
(a) The woman.
(b) The house.
(c) The baby.
(d) The field.

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

3. Where does Tree feel like she is transported to?
(a) A factory at the turn of the century.
(b) A nice house with a yard.
(c) A ghetto.
(d) A farm field.

4. How does Tree know Brother Rush's name?
(a) It just comes to her.
(b) Her friends told her.
(c) His clothing is embroidered with it.
(d) He tells her.

5. What does Brother Rush do at night?
(a) Sing in a nightclub.
(b) Deliver numbers.
(c) Work at a meat packing plant.
(d) Play jazz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tree find in her little room?

2. How is "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" narrated?

3. How does the narrator characterize Tree's feeling, standing in the little room with Brother Rush?

4. What is Tree like as a student?

5. Why does M'Vy ring the bell?

(see the answer key)

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