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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. Brewster Place was especially fond of its ________________________.
(a) family fun nights
(b) colored daughters
(c) landscaping
(d) architecture

2. How does Mattie's mother stop Mattie's father's rage?
(a) She fires a shotgun blast
(b) She hits him with a frying pan
(c) She calls the police
(d) She whacks him with a board

3. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"
(a) for days
(b) forever
(c) like an insult
(d) like a sore

4. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?
(a) Butch
(b) Mattie
(c) The deacon
(d) Himself

5. What is the demographic of the area where Brewster Place is located?
(a) Segregated, multi-racial
(b) All Hispanic
(c) All white
(d) All black

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mattie's father do when she was sick?

2. What does Mattie's father consider her to be?

3. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

4. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?

5. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?

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