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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?
(a) "We Are Family"
(b) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(c) "She's a Brick House"
(d) "Who Let the Dogs Out"

2. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?
(a) Religion
(b) Foods
(c) Smells
(d) Codes

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

4. The hopes for Brewster Place lie in _________________________ of the city.
(a) eternal optimism
(b) propserous growth
(c) a government edict
(d) a last resort

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Or does it _____________?"

2. Who is the author of this book?

3. Brewster Place was especially fond of its ________________________.

4. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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