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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tree tell Dab to do?
(a) Take a bath.
(b) Help her clean her room.
(c) Leave her alone.
(d) His homework.

2. Why does M'Vy ring the bell?
(a) She lost her keys.
(b) The lock doesn't work.
(c) Her hands are full.
(d) To give Tree warning that she's coming up.

3. How long has Tree been sitting in the dark?
(a) Almost an hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) A few hours.

4. How is "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush" narrated?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) Third person limited.

5. Who does Tree always want to be held by?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Brother Rush.
(c) Her father.
(d) Dab.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa respond to being noticed?

2. How does the narrator characterize the rooms in Tree's house?

3. How does Tree characterize the man on the stoop?

4. When does Chapter 5 begin?

5. How does Tree approach the recognition that Brother Rush is her brother?

(see the answer key)

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