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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mattie do for Basil this evening?
(a) Cooks dinner
(b) Mends his shirts
(c) Cleans his room
(d) Irons his clothes

2. Who does Mattie's father believe is the father of Mattie's unborn child?
(a) Fred
(b) Marlon
(c) Jamie
(d) Butch

3. What does Kiswana find Cora Lee's son, Sammy, doing?
(a) Playing with matches
(b) Playing in the street
(c) Running with scissors
(d) Eating out of the garbage cans

4. What serious illness did Mattie have when she was little?
(a) Malaria
(b) Scarlet Fever
(c) Swine Flu
(d) Diabetes

5. What purpose does the Shakespeare play have for Cora Lee?
(a) An imaginary experience
(b) A pleasant evening out
(c) A catalyst to change her life
(d) A lesson in tolerance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cora Lee believe to be the reason for her problems with caseworkers and other people?

2. What does Mattie's father do to her to coerce her to name the baby's father?

3. What is the main motivation in Cora Lee's life?

4. What does Basil tell Mattie during this time?

5. Where does Basil spend the next two weeks?

(see the answer key)

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