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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Mattie and Basil to live in her home?
(a) Mattie's grandmother
(b) Mattie's sister
(c) Etta's mother
(d) Miss Eva

2. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?
(a) Marriage and divorce
(b) World peace
(c) Dreams unrealized
(d) Guilty pleasures

3. The new tenants "clung to the _______________ with a desperate acceptance."
(a) religion
(b) culture
(c) building
(d) streets

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Basil do to the police officer?

2. What is one of the literary elements that the author uses throughout the book?

3. What does Etta call her relationships with men?

4. What does Kiswana's mother think Kiswana is doing instead of looking for a job?

5. What does the attorney tell Mattie?

(see the answer key)

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