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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tree realize when she is in the vision?
(a) That M'Vy was not responsible.
(b) That Dab is dead.
(c) That Brother Rush is a figment of her imagination.
(d) That it's possible to communicate with the dead.

2. Which literary term describes the dialogue?
(a) Dialect.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Personification.
(d) Transcription.

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

4. What was M'Vy's experience in the little room?
(a) She saw a different vision than either child.
(b) She saw the vision Tree had.
(c) She didn't see Brother Rush.
(d) She saw the vision Dab had.

5. What does Tree insist on at the funeral?
(a) Lots of flowers.
(b) A closed casket.
(c) An open casket.
(d) No casket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does M'Vy know will happen when she takes Dab to the hospital?

2. How did Brother Rush die?

3. What does the narrator say Dab is suffering from, in addition to illness?

4. Why doesn't Dab get up?

5. What does Tree want her mother to explain to her?

(see the answer key)

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