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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. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.
(a) false expectations
(b) high moral standards
(c) dreams unrealized
(d) human foibles

2. Mattie's father's love for her was _____________.
(a) legendary
(b) unfulfilling
(c) painful
(d) sporadic

3. How is the information about the characters to be presented?
(a) In individual stories
(b) In long verse
(c) In poems
(d) In bullet points

4. Who is the only boy Mattie's father approves of spending time with Mattie?
(a) Marlon Dupree
(b) Fred Wilson
(c) Jimmy Jones
(d) Jay Wilkes

5. What has Mattie's father called Butch?
(a) Not fit for decent company
(b) A no-'count ditch hound
(c) An idiot
(d) Good for nothin'

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?

2. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"

3. About what did Ben mumble?

4. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?

5. The people of Brewster Place could be called a _________________.

(see the answer key)

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