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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brewster Place?
(a) A community center
(b) A boutique hotel
(c) A series of tenement apartments
(d) A shopping center

2. What does the author want the reader to understand?
(a) What she went through to write this book
(b) What she experienced as a girl
(c) What she is trying to convey about the characters
(d) What she hopes to achieve in life

3. "What happens to a dream ___________?"
(a) deferred
(b) that dies
(c) crushed
(d) realized

4. What does Mattie's father consider her to be?
(a) His pride and joy
(b) A mistake
(c) A bundle of contradictions
(d) A burden

5. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?
(a) It will not get much sun
(b) It needs new windows
(c) It is painted a horrible color
(d) It is much too small

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?

2. Where is Brewster place located?

3. What was Mattie doing when Butch Fuller flirted with her as a girl?

4. What does Mattie carry as she and Butch walk to the field?

5. Who does Mattie's father believe is the father of Mattie's unborn child?

(see the answer key)

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